Vulnerability · CVE-2026-22695
LIBPNG is a reference library for use in applications that read, create, and manipulate PNG (Portable Network Graphics) raster image files.
Published Jan 12, 2026 · catalog updated Jan 13, 2026 · LIBPNG is a reference
Last checked Nov 6, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-22695. EPSS is 0.22%. Act only if a listed version of LIBPNG is a reference is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (LIBPNG is a reference).
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
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- Severity
- Medium6.1
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.22%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- vendor pnggroup libpng < 1.6.54
LIBPNG is a reference library for use in applications that read, create, and manipulate PNG (Portable Network Graphics) raster image files. From 1.6.51 to 1.6.53, there is a heap buffer over-read in the libpng simplified API function png_image_finish_read when processing interlaced 16-bit PNGs with 8-bit output format and non-minimal row stride. This is a regression introduced by the fix for CVE-2025-65018. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.6.54.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- vendor pnggroup libpng < 1.6.54< 1.6.54
How to fix CVE-2026-22695
Upgrade
CVE-2026-22695 lists a fix boundary at 1.6.54. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Affected < 1.6.54
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-22695. EPSS is 0.22%. Act only if a listed version of LIBPNG is a reference is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with pnggroup libpng < 1.6.54 < 1.6.54. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.22%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jan 12, 2026 · EUVD
Detected
LIBPNG is a reference library for use in applications that read, create, and manipulate PNG (Portable Network Graphics) raster image files. From 1.6.51 to 1.6.53, there is a heap buffer over-read in the libpng simplified API function png_image_finish_read when processing interlaced 16-bit PNGs with 8-bit output format and non-minimal row stride. This is a regression introduced by the fix for CVE-2
Jan 13, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
LIBPNG is a reference library for use in applications that read, create, and manipulate PNG (Portable Network Graphics) raster image files. From 1.6.51 to 1.6.53, there is a heap buffer over-read in the libpng simplified API function png_image_finish_read when processing interlaced 16-bit PNGs with 8-bit output format and non-minimal row stride. This is a regression introduced by the fix for CVE-2
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-22695
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-22695
30-day exploitation probability 0.22%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-2420
LIBPNG is a reference library for use in applications that read, create, and manipulate PNG (Portable Network Graphics) raster image files. From 1.6.51 to 1.6.53, there is a heap buffer over-read in the libpng simplified API function png_image_finish_read when processing interlac
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 6, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSNov 6, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 30, 2026
- EUVDOct 30, 2026