---
id: CVE-2026-78475
title: A flaw was found in the file-pix (ESM) plugin in GIMP
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in the file-pix (ESM) plugin in GIMP. When processing a
  specially crafted PIX image file, the plugin allocates a Variable-Length Array
  (VLA) on the stack without proper bounds checking, causing an unbounded stack
  allocat…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-125
vendor: gimp
product: gimp
affected:
  - 'gimp >= 3.0.0, <= 3.3.1'
  - enterprise_linux = 9.0
published: '2026-08-24'
updated: '2026-10-12'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-12T22:10:00.247'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78475'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-78475'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2522072'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16580'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00264
epssPercentile: 0.16938
ingestedAt: '2026-10-12T23:07:25.631Z'
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in the file-pix (ESM) plugin in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted PIX image file, the plugin allocates a Variable-Length Array (VLA) on the stack without proper bounds checking, causing an unbounded stack allocation followed by a 21-byte stack over-read. This can result in a denial of service due to stack exhaustion and a limited information disclosure of stack memory contents into an intermediate file.

## Affected

- `gimp >= 3.0.0, <= 3.3.1`
- `enterprise_linux = 9.0`

## Remediation

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