CVE-2026-40919

A flaw was found in GIMP. This vulnerability, a buffer overflow in the `file-seattle-filmworks` plugin, can be exploited when a user opens a specially crafted Seattle Filmworks file. A remote attacker could leverage this to cause a denial of service (DoS), leading to the plugin crashing and potentially impacting the stability of the GIMP application.

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 4.2

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40919	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458748	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, 18:20

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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:::::::*
First Time		Redhat Redhat enterprise Linux Gimp gimp Gimp
References	~~() https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40919 -~~	() https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40919 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458748 -~~	() https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458748 - Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory

15 Apr 2026, 20:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-15 20:16

Updated : 2026-04-28 18:20

NVD link : CVE-2026-40919

Mitre link : CVE-2026-40919

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-40919

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gimp

gimp

redhat

enterprise_linux

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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