CVE-2026-4887Gimp: gimp:memory disclosure and denial of service via specially crafted pcx image

Description

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).

Timeline

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.66% · top 48% of all CVEs (12 Nov 2026)

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.1.

Affected products

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support

  • unaffected 2:2.8.22-1.el7_9.6 – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

  • unaffected 8100020260512115927.4c9c024f – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support

  • unaffected 8040020260520140422.70584597 – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On

  • unaffected 8040020260520140422.70584597 – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support

  • unaffected 8060020260520140100.6af1eaf0 – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service

  • unaffected 8060020260520140100.6af1eaf0 – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions

  • unaffected 8060020260520140100.6af1eaf0 – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service

  • unaffected 8080020260520102644.0621e4ee – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions

  • unaffected 8080020260520102644.0621e4ee – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

  • unaffected 2:3.0.4-1.el9_7.5 – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

  • unaffected 2:3.0.4-4.el9_8.4 – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions

  • unaffected 2:2.99.8-3.el9_0.6 – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions

  • unaffected 2:2.99.8-4.el9_2.6 – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions

  • unaffected 2:2.99.8-4.el9_4.6 – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support

  • unaffected 2:2.99.8-4.el9_6.7 – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

  All versions: unknown

What to do

Workaround: Users should avoid opening untrusted PCX image files with GIMP. If GIMP is not required, consider removing the `gimp` package to eliminate this attack vector.

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• EUVD EUVD-2026-16166 (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

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Record last updated 5 Nov 2026, 21:17 UTC.