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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-42216

OpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, an image storage format for the motion picture industry.

Published May 7, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 15, 2026 · OpenEXR provides the specification

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-42216. EPSS is 0.71%. Act only if a listed version of OpenEXR provides the specification is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (OpenEXR provides the specification).
  • 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
High8.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.71%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe openexr/openexr

OpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, an image storage format for the motion picture industry. From versions 3.0.0 to before 3.2.9, 3.3.0 to before 3.3.11, and 3.4.0 to before 3.4.11, IDManifest::init() reconstructs strings from a prefix-compressed representation. If the previous string is longer than 255 bytes, the next string is expected to begin with a 2-byte prefix length. The code reads stringList[i][0] and stringList[i][1] without checking that the current string has at least two bytes. This issue has been patched in versions 3.2.9, 3.3.11, and 3.4.11.

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  • cpe openexr/openexrversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-42216

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-2026-42216. EPSS is 0.71%. Act only if a listed version of OpenEXR provides the specification 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-125: Out-of-bounds Read; CWE-130. EPSS 0.71%. 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. May 7, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    OpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, an image storage format for the motion picture industry. From versions 3.0.0 to before 3.2.9, 3.3.0 to before 3.3.11, and 3.4.0 to before 3.4.11, IDManifest::init() reconstructs strings from a prefix-compressed representation. If the previous string is longer than 255 bytes, the next string is expected to begin

  2. Jul 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    OpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, an image storage format for the motion picture industry. From versions 3.0.0 to before 3.2.9, 3.3.0 to before 3.3.11, and 3.4.0 to before 3.4.11, IDManifest::init() reconstructs strings from a prefix-compressed representation. If the previous string is longer than 255 bytes, the next string is expected to begin

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-42216

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-42216

    30-day exploitation probability 0.7%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-42216

    OpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, an image storage format for the motion picture industry. From versions 3.0.0 to before 3.2.9, 3.3.0 to before 3.3.11, and 3.4.0 to before 3.4.11, IDManifest::init() reconstructs strings from a

    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.