CVE-2026-97185: gimp Out-of-bounds Write
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-97185 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in gimp. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 2Timeline
- 24-09-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 19-10-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A flaw was found in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted GIMPressionist preset file, the plug-in does not properly validate vector indices before writing into fixed-size arrays. This can lead to an out-of-bounds write, corrupting memory. An attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to load a malicious preset file, potentially causing a crash or enabling arbitrary code execution.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.14%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
3%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Change unavailable
Change unavailable
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Suse2 products
- gimp&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7< 2.10.30-150400.3.82.1
- gimp&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7< 2.10.30-150400.3.82.1
Debian1 product
- gimpAll versions (No fix recorded)
Ubuntu1 product
- gimpAll versions (No fix recorded)
3 vendors · 4 products
