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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-3146

A vulnerability has been found in libvips up to 8.18.0.

Published Feb 25, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · A vulnerability has been

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No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-3146. EPSS is 0.20%. Act only if a listed version of A vulnerability has been is installed.

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  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (A vulnerability has been).
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  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium4.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.20%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe libvips/libvips

A vulnerability has been found in libvips up to 8.18.0. The impacted element is the function vips_foreign_load_matrix_header of the file libvips/foreign/matrixload.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be performed locally. The identifier of the patch is d4ce337c76bff1b278d7085c3c4f4725e3aa6ece. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

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  • cpe libvips/libvipsversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-3146

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-2026-3146. EPSS is 0.20%. Act only if a listed version of A vulnerability has been is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-404; CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference. EPSS 0.20%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 25, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A vulnerability has been found in libvips up to 8.18.0. The impacted element is the function vips_foreign_load_matrix_header of the file libvips/foreign/matrixload.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be performed locally. The identifier of the patch is d4ce337c76bff1b278d7085c3c4f4725e3aa6ece. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A vulnerability has been found in libvips up to 8.18.0. The impacted element is the function vips_foreign_load_matrix_header of the file libvips/foreign/matrixload.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be performed locally. The identifier of the patch is d4ce337c76bff1b278d7085c3c4f4725e3aa6ece. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-3146

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-3146

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-3146

    A vulnerability has been found in libvips up to 8.18.0. The impacted element is the function vips_foreign_load_matrix_header of the file libvips/foreign/matrixload.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be performed locally. The identifier of t

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.