CVE-2026-40917

A flaw was found in GIMP. This vulnerability, a heap buffer over-read in the `icns_slurp()` function, occurs when processing specially crafted ICNS image files. An attacker could provide a malicious ICNS file, potentially leading to application crashes or information disclosure on systems that process such files.

CVSS 3.1

7.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 5% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-26)

CWE

CWE-125

Published

2026-04-15

Modified

2026-10-26

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-26

Affected

• gimp:gimp
• redhat:enterprise_linux

References

• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40917
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458746

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