--- id: CVE-2026-2050 title: >- GIMP HDR File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability summary: >- GIMP HDR File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GIMP. User interaction is required to exploit this vu… severity: high cvss: 7.8 cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H' cwe: - CWE-122 - CWE-131 vendor: gimp product: gimp affected: - gimp = 3.0.6 patched: - enterprise_linux_appstream_v_8 - enterprise_linux_appstream_aus_v_8_4 - enterprise_linux_appstream_eus_extension_v_8_4 - enterprise_linux_appstream_aus_v_8_6 - enterprise_linux_appstream_eus_extension_v_8_6 - enterprise_linux_appstream_e4s_v_8_8 - enterprise_linux_appstream_tus_v_8_8 - enterprise_linux_appstream_e4s_v_9_2 - enterprise_linux_appstream_e4s_v_9_4 - enterprise_linux_appstream_eus_v_9_6 - enterprise_linux_appstream_v_9 - codeready_linux_builder_eus_v_9_6 - enterprise_linux_codeready_linux_builder_v_9 published: '2026-06-24' updated: '2026-09-09' sourceUpdated: '2026-09-09T13:19:12.093' source: NVD sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2050' references: - url: 'https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gegl/-/merge_requests/241' label: zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com - url: 'https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-282/' label: zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38485' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38497' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56963' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56964' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56982' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64801' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64802' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64803' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2050' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492593' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: >- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-2050.json label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-2050' - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2050' tags: - nvd - cve.org - csaf - vex - red-hat ssvc: exploitation: none automatable: 'no' technicalImpact: total timestamp: '2026-08-21T00:00:00+00:00' epss: 0.00614 epssPercentile: 0.48104 zeroDay: true ingestedAt: '2026-07-13T13:27:18.141Z' --- ## Overview GIMP HDR File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GIMP. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of HDR files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-28266. ## Affected - `gimp = 3.0.6` ## Remediation Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges. ## Vendor advisories - **RHSA-2026:38485** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) · released 2026-07-13 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38485) - **RHSA-2026:64801** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) · released 2026-09-08 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64801) - **RHSA-2026:64803** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6) · released 2026-09-08 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64803) - **RHSA-2026:64802** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) · released 2026-09-08 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64802) - **RHSA-2026:56982** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) · released 2026-08-19 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56982) - **RHSA-2026:56964** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4) · released 2026-08-19 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56964) - **RHSA-2026:56963** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6), Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6) · released 2026-08-19 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56963) - **RHSA-2026:38497** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) · released 2026-07-13 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38497) - **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · updated 2026-09-08 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-2050.json)