Gimp: gimp: out-of-bounds write in gimpressionist plugin via crafted preset file

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-97185
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-09-24 09:17:08 UTC
Updated2026-09-24 21:00:46 UTC
DescriptionA flaw was found in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted GIMPressionist preset file, the plug-in does not properly validate vector indices before writing into fixed-size arrays. This can lead to an out-of-bounds write, corrupting memory. An attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to load a malicious preset file, potentially causing a crash or enabling arbitrary code execution.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-787 | CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNACVSS7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Not specified Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi [email protected] bugzilla.redhat.com
gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16788 [email protected] gitlab.gnome.org
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97185 [email protected] access.redhat.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Red Hat would like to thank Harsh Verma for reporting this issue. (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2026-09-24T08:06:24.381ZReported to Red Hat.
CNA2026-09-24T00:00:00.000ZMade public.

Workarounds

CNA: Do not load GIMPressionist preset files from untrusted sources.

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