Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-4887

A flaw was found in GIMP.

Published Mar 26, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · A flaw was found

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-4887. EPSS is 0.55%. Act only if a listed version of A flaw was found is installed.

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  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.55%
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
cpe gimp/gimp

A flaw was found in GIMP. This issue is a heap buffer over-read in GIMP PCX file loader due to an off-by-one error. A remote attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to open a specially crafted PCX image. Successful exploitation could lead to out-of-bounds memory disclosure and a possible application crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

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  • cpe gimp/gimp3.2.0

How to fix CVE-2026-4887

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-2026-4887. EPSS is 0.55%. Act only if a listed version of A flaw was found is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 3.2.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-193. EPSS 0.55%. 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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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 26, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A flaw was found in GIMP. This issue is a heap buffer over-read in GIMP PCX file loader due to an off-by-one error. A remote attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to open a specially crafted PCX image. Successful exploitation could lead to out-of-bounds memory disclosure and a possible application crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A flaw was found in GIMP. This issue is a heap buffer over-read in GIMP PCX file loader due to an off-by-one error. A remote attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to open a specially crafted PCX image. Successful exploitation could lead to out-of-bounds memory disclosure and a possible application crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-4887

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-4887

    30-day exploitation probability 0.5%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-4887

    A flaw was found in GIMP. This issue is a heap buffer over-read in GIMP PCX file loader due to an off-by-one error. A remote attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to open a specially crafted PCX image. Successful exploitation could lead to out-of-bounds memory disclosu

    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.