CVE-2026-6491

A security vulnerability has been detected in libvips up to 8.18.2. The affected element is the function im_minpos_vec of the file libvips/deprecated/vips7compat.c of the component nip2 Handler. Such manipulation of the argument n leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor confirms that they will "be removing the deprecated area in libvips 8.19".

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.4

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.1 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/biniamf/pocs/tree/main/libvips_im_minpos_vec_oob
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4965
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4965#issuecomment-4135003499
https://vuldb.com/submit/786994
https://vuldb.com/vuln/358035
https://vuldb.com/vuln/358035/cti

Configurations

No configuration.

History

17 Apr 2026, 14:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-17 14:16

Updated : 2026-04-29 01:00

NVD link : CVE-2026-6491

Mitre link : CVE-2026-6491

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-6491

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

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