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CVE-2026-128066: Pillow · Unthrottled Resource Allocation

Affects PillowSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade to 13.0.0 soon.

Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 23:05 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (GitHub_M)CVSS 4.08.7
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:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 12 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: 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 12 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Pillow to 13.0.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
python-pillowPillowAffected
  • >=1.0 <13.0.0
Fixed in
  • 13.0.0

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.

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