---
id: CVE-2026-112782
title: Grav before 1.7.53.5 and 2.2.2 Image Pixel Limit Bypass Denial of Service
summary: >-
  Grav 1.7.53 before 1.7.53.5 and 2.0.0-rc.8 before 2.2.2 contains a resource
  exhaustion vulnerability that allows anonymous visitors to bypass the
  system.images.max_pixels limit when system.images.url_actions is enabled.
  Attackers can sen…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-400
vendor: getgrav
product: grav
affected:
  - grav >= 2.0.0-rc.8 < 2.2.2
  - grav >= 1.7.53 < 1.7.53.5
published: '2026-10-19'
updated: '2026-10-19'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-19T19:10:58.093Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-112782'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-8gr9-59p6-r488'
    label: GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-8gr9-59p6-r488)
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/grav-before-1.7.53.5-and-2.2.2-image-pixel-limit-bypass-denial-of-service
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: Grav before 1.7.53.5 and 2.2.2 Image Pixel Limit
      Bypass Denial of Service
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-19T19:38:06.461Z'
---

## Overview

Grav 1.7.53 before 1.7.53.5 and 2.0.0-rc.8 before 2.2.2 contains a resource exhaustion vulnerability that allows anonymous visitors to bypass the system.images.max_pixels limit when system.images.url_actions is enabled. Attackers can send single-dimension or percentage forceResize, zoomCrop, or chained image actions to make GD allocate multi-gigabyte canvases, exhausting server memory and taking the site down.

## Affected

- `grav >= 2.0.0-rc.8 < 2.2.2`
- `grav >= 1.7.53 < 1.7.53.5`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.