CVE-2026-40918
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.02%
Description
A flaw was found in GIMP. Processing a specially crafted PVR image file with large dimensions can lead to a denial of service (DoS). This occurs due to a stack-based buffer overflow and an out-of-bounds read in the PVR image loader, causing the application to crash. Systems that process untrusted PVR image files are affected.
How to fix CVE-2026-40918
To remediate CVE-2026-40918, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 3.2.2-1 or later
Is CVE-2026-40918 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 3.2.2-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |