CVE-2026-40915

A flaw was found in GIMP. A remote attacker could exploit an integer overflow vulnerability in the FITS image loader by providing a specially crafted FITS file. This integer overflow leads to a zero-byte memory allocation, which is then subjected to a heap buffer overflow when processing pixel data. Successful exploitation could result in a denial of service (DoS) or potentially arbitrary code execution.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40915	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458744	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:::::::*

History

28 Apr 2026, 17:28

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Redhat Redhat enterprise Linux Gimp gimp Gimp
References	~~() https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40915 -~~	() https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40915 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458744 -~~	() https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458744 - Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:::::::*

15 Apr 2026, 20:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-15 20:16

Updated : 2026-04-28 17:28

NVD link : CVE-2026-40915

Mitre link : CVE-2026-40915

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-40915

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gimp

gimp

redhat

enterprise_linux

CWE

CWE-190

Integer Overflow or Wraparound

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