CVE-2026-128066: Pillow · Unthrottled Resource Allocation
Affects PillowSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade to 13.0.0 soon.
Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 23:05 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (GitHub_M) | CVSS 4.0 | 8.7 |
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- Patch
- Available – fixed in 13.0.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 12 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 12 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Pillow to 13.0.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| python-pillowPillow | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade to Pillow version 13.0.0 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigations are indicated or necessary as the fix addresses the root cause of the memory allocation issue.
Description
CVE-2026-128066 is a high-severity vulnerability in the python-pillow Pillow library affecting versions from 1.0 up to but not including 13.0.0. The flaw involves the ImageFileDirectory_v2.load() function in the TIFF image plugin, which retains separate bytes objects for each out-of-line IFD tag value without limiting total data read or preventing overlapping references. This can cause memory usage to grow quadratically relative to input size when processing crafted TIFF or EXIF-bearing JPEG, PNG, WebP, or MPO images. The vulnerability can be triggered during image opening or when EXIF metadata is accessed, bypassing decompression-bomb checks and leading to potential process memory exhaustion. The issue is fixed in Pillow version 13.0.0.
References
- github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-wqgw-9xfh-qf2g (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/4908edaf7f416616784c7c03d8c1a60153710ffb (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/4b63dffd8a6d980fa0e21b40832fa6cbf033eacf (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/releases/tag/13.0.0 (opens in a new tab)