CVE-2026-43906: academysoftwarefoundation openimageio Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-43906 is a high (CVSS 8.5) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in academysoftwarefoundation openimageio. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 14-05-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 15-05-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

OpenImageIO is a toolset for reading, writing, and manipulating image files of any image file format relevant to VFX / animation. Prior to 3.0.18.0 and 3.1.13.0, a heap-based buffer overflow in the HEIF decoder of OpenImageIO allows out-of-bounds writes via crafted images due to a subimage metadata mismatch, leading to memory corruption and potential code execution. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.0.18.0 and 3.1.13.0.

• CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowA heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().