---
id: CVE-2026-69242
title: libvips is a fast image processing library with low memory needs
summary: >-
  libvips is a fast image processing library with low memory needs. Prior to
  version 8.18.3, a crafted many-band TIFF processed through VipsForeignLoadTiff
  can evade scanline validation in libvips/iofuncs/image.c and cause an integer
  overf…
severity: none
cwe:
  - CWE-122
  - CWE-190
published: '2026-08-20'
updated: '2026-09-18'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-18T20:09:01.757'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-69242'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/c72f50927413cd2451837d9813f954bc5d88f548
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/libvips/libvips/pull/5012'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/libvips/libvips/releases/tag/v8.18.3'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/libvips/libvips/security/advisories/GHSA-9rwc-f68v-4482'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00273
epssPercentile: 0.17493
ingestedAt: '2026-09-18T20:51:25.645Z'
---

## Overview

libvips is a fast image processing library with low memory needs. Prior to version 8.18.3, a crafted many-band TIFF processed through VipsForeignLoadTiff can evade scanline validation in libvips/iofuncs/image.c and cause an integer overflow in vips_image_sanity. The resulting buffer-region calculation can access attacker-controlled negative offsets in mmap-resident allocations, allowing reads or writes of other image data, possible data disclosure through uncompressed .v output, and likely process crashes. Remote code execution has not been demonstrated but cannot be ruled out. This issue is fixed in version 8.18.3.

## Remediation

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