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CVE-2025-59820VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-59820: KDE Krita · Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input

Affects KDE KritaSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.7 Medium : upgrade to 5.2.13 when convenient.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.7Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 10% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 5.2.13
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 26 Nov 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  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), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Upgrade KDE Krita to 5.2.13.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
KDE KritaAffected
  • =0
  • <5.2.13
Fixed in
  • 5.2.13

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-59820, organizations should: 1) Update KDE Krita to version 5.2.13 or later as soon as the patch becomes available, ensuring the vulnerable KisTgaImport plugin is fixed. 2) Implement strict file handling policies that restrict users from opening untrusted or unknown TGA files, especially from external or unverified sources. 3) Employ application whitelisting and sandboxing techniques to limit the impact of potential exploitation within Krita. 4) Educate users about the risks of opening manipulated image files and encourage verification of file origins. 5) Monitor local systems for unusual behavior or crashes related to Krita that could indicate exploitation attempts. 6) For environments with shared workstations, enforce user privilege separation to reduce the risk of local attacks. 7) Collaborate with KDE community channels to stay informed about patch releases and vulnerability disclosures. These targeted measures go beyond generic advice by focusing on the specific attack vector and application context.

Description

In KDE Krita before 5.2.13, loading a manipulated TGA file could result in a heap-based buffer overflow in plugins/impex/tga/kis_tga_import.cpp (aka KisTgaImport). Control flow proceeds even when a number of pixels becomes negative.

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