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CVE-2026-40917

Gimp: gimp: application crashes or information disclosure via crafted icns image files

Published: Apr 15, 2026Updated: Apr 28, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-125
5.0MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 93.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A flaw was found in GIMP. This vulnerability, a heap buffer over-read in the `icns_slurp()` function, occurs when processing specially crafted ICNS image files. An attacker could provide a malicious ICNS file, potentially leading to application crashes or information disclosure on systems that process such files.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:RS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-125

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
GIMPThe GIMP Team
On-prem
Consumer Software / file-utility
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
the gimp teamoss-projectConsumer Software
red hatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
and 4 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available

Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-40917
access.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458746
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/16056
gitlab.gnome.org
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Timeline

Published
Apr 15, 2026
Last Updated
Apr 28, 2026

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