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CVE-2026-3283: libvips

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-3283· Medium 4.8

Public exploit available · CVSS 4.8 Medium.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026, 23:28 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
4.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Feb 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: evidence found.

    CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 3 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 26.10vipspkg:deb/ubuntu/vips?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threatsAffected
  • 8.18.0-1build1 – 8.18.5-1
4 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTSvipspkg:deb/ubuntu/vips?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/resoluteOther threatsAffected
  • 8.16.1-1 – 8.18.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
7 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 25.10vipspkg:deb/ubuntu/vips?arch=source&distro=questingOther threatsAffected
  • =8.16.0-2build1
  • =8.16.1-1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTSvipspkg:deb/ubuntu/vips?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/nobleOther threatsAffected
  • 8.14.3-1 – 8.15.1-1build1
10 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTSvipspkg:deb/ubuntu/vips?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammyOther threatsAffected
  • 8.10.5-2ubuntu1 – 8.12.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
7 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTSvipspkg:deb/ubuntu/vips?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focalOther threatsAffected
  • 8.7.4-1build1 – 8.9.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm2
9 affected builds
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

A patch is available for this vulnerability, identified by commit 24795bb3d19d84f7b6f5ed86451ad556c8f2fe70. It is recommended to apply this patch to affected libvips versions to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.

Description

A local vulnerability in libvips 8.19.0 affects the vips_extract_band_build function, allowing out-of-bounds read via manipulation of the extract_band argument. Exploit code has been publicly disclosed. The issue is rated high severity with a CVSS score of 7.1. A patch identified by commit 24795bb3d19d84f7b6f5ed86451ad556c8f2fe70 is recommended to fix the vulnerability.

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