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CVE-2026-2050

HIGH
7.8
CVSS 3.0
Description
GIMP HDR File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GIMP. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of HDR files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-28266.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-2050
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
zdi
Reserved
2026-02-06 01:17 UTC
Published
2026-06-24 21:43 UTC
Last updated
2026-06-24 21:43 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-122
CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Vendor / Product
GIMP / GIMP
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

7.8 HIGH CVSS 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
GIMP GIMP — 3.0.6
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-122 cna CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVSS scores (1)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
7.8 HIGH 3.0 cna CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References (2)
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