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CVE-2026-40918

Gimp: gimp: denial of service via crafted pvr image file

Published: Apr 15, 2026Updated: Apr 28, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-131
NVD MITRE
5.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 90.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A flaw was found in GIMP. Processing a specially crafted PVR image file with large dimensions can lead to a denial of service (DoS). This occurs due to a stack-based buffer overflow and an out-of-bounds read in the PVR image loader, causing the application to crash. Systems that process untrusted PVR image files are affected.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

CWE-131

Affected Products

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 Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
gimpgimp
Desktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
red hatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
gimposs-projectConsumer Softwareaka gimp
and 3 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40918
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458747
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-40918
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and 2 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Apr 15, 2026
Last Updated
Apr 28, 2026

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