Vulnerability · CVE-2026-40493
SAIL is a cross-platform library for loading and saving images with support for animation, metadata, and ICC profiles.
Published Apr 18, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · SAIL is a cross-platform
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-40493. EPSS is 0.60%. Act only if a listed version of SAIL is a cross-platform is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (SAIL is a cross-platform).
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Critical9.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.60%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- See sources for product scope
SAIL is a cross-platform library for loading and saving images with support for animation, metadata, and ICC profiles. Prior to commit c930284445ea3ff94451ccd7a57c999eca3bc979, the PSD codec computes bytes-per-pixel ( ) from raw header fields , but the pixel buffer is allocated based on the resolved pixel format. For LAB mode with , , but the format allocates only 5 bytes per pixel. Every pixel write overshoots, causing a deterministic heap buffer overflow on every row. Commit c930284445ea3ff94451ccd7a57c999eca3bc979 contains a patch.
No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.
How to fix CVE-2026-40493
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
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-2026-40493. EPSS is 0.60%. Act only if a listed version of SAIL is a cross-platform 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-787: Out-of-bounds Write. EPSS 0.60%. 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
SAIL is a cross-platform library for loading and saving images with support for animation, metadata, and ICC profiles. Prior to commit c930284445ea3ff94451ccd7a57c999eca3bc979, the PSD codec computes bytes-per-pixel ( ) from raw header fields , but the pixel buffer is allocated based on the resolved pixel format. For LAB mode with , , but the format allocates only 5 bytes per pixel. Every pixel wr
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
SAIL is a cross-platform library for loading and saving images with support for animation, metadata, and ICC profiles. Prior to commit c930284445ea3ff94451ccd7a57c999eca3bc979, the PSD codec computes bytes-per-pixel ( ) from raw header fields , but the pixel buffer is allocated based on the resolved pixel format. For LAB mode with , , but the format allocates only 5 bytes per pixel. Every pixel wr
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-40493
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-40493
30-day exploitation probability 0.6%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-40493
SAIL is a cross-platform library for loading and saving images with support for animation, metadata, and ICC profiles. Prior to commit c930284445ea3ff94451ccd7a57c999eca3bc979, the PSD codec computes bytes-per-pixel ( ) from raw header fields , but the pixel
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.