CVE-2026-112260

A flaw was found in GIMP

Risk score: 44/100
CVSS: 7.1 v3.1
Exploit chance (30 days): 0.2%
Published: 19 Oct 2026

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What to know

What it is: A flaw was found in GIMP. Opening a crafted XCF with a malformed text-layer parasite can cause a heap out-of-bounds read, disclosing adjacent heap data into layer text and causing denial of service.
Affected: See advisory
Fix: Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
Exploitation: No known exploitation

Why it is Yellow

CVSS 7.1 high

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-112260
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2555730

Original description

A flaw was found in GIMP. Opening a crafted XCF with a malformed text-layer parasite can cause a heap out-of-bounds read, disclosing adjacent heap data into layer text and causing denial of service.

Last activity 19 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.