Vulnerability · CVE-2026-40335
libgphoto2 is a camera access and control library.
Published Apr 18, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · libgphoto2 is a camera
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-40335. EPSS is 0.22%. Act only if a listed version of libgphoto2 is a camera is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (libgphoto2 is a camera).
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium5.2
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.22%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- stated named in the record
libgphoto2 is a camera access and control library. Versions up to and including 2.5.33 have an out-of-bounds read in in (lines 622–629). The UINT128 and INT128 cases advance without verifying that 16 bytes remain in the buffer. The entry check at line 609 only guarantees (at least 1 byte available), leaving up to 15 bytes unvalidated. Commit 433bde9888d70aa726e32744cd751d7dbe94379a patches the issue.
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.
- stated named in the record<= 2.5.33
How to fix CVE-2026-40335
Recommended remediation
Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.
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-2026-40335. EPSS is 0.22%. Act only if a listed version of libgphoto2 is a camera is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with named in the record <= 2.5.33. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read. 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.
Apr 18, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
libgphoto2 is a camera access and control library. Versions up to and including 2.5.33 have an out-of-bounds read in in (lines 622–629). The UINT128 and INT128 cases advance without verifying that 16 bytes remain in the buffer. The entry check at line 609 only guarantees (at least 1 byte available), leaving up to 15 bytes unvalidated. Commit 433bde9888d70aa726e32744cd751d7dbe94379a patches the iss
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
libgphoto2 is a camera access and control library. Versions up to and including 2.5.33 have an out-of-bounds read in in (lines 622–629). The UINT128 and INT128 cases advance without verifying that 16 bytes remain in the buffer. The entry check at line 609 only guarantees (at least 1 byte available), leaving up to 15 bytes unvalidated. Commit 433bde9888d70aa726e32744cd751d7dbe94379a patches the iss
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-40335
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-40335
30-day exploitation probability 0.2%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-40335
libgphoto2 is a camera access and control library. Versions up to and including 2.5.33 have an out-of-bounds read in in (lines 622–629). The UINT128 and INT128 cases advance without verifying that 16 bytes remain in the
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.