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CVE-2026-34588: AcademySoftwareFoundation openexr · Out-of-bounds Read

Affects AcademySoftwareFoundation openexrSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.6 High · fixed in 3.4.9 : patch AcademySoftwareFoundation openexr soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.6High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 41% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 3.4.9, 3.3.9, 3.2.7
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 6 Apr 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 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade openexr and academysoftwarefoundation/openexr to 3.4.9, 3.3.9 or 3.2.7.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
AcademySoftwareFoundationopenexrAffected
  • >=3.1.0 <=3.1.13
  • >=3.2.0 <3.2.7
  • >=3.3.0 <3.3.9
  • >=3.4.0 <3.4.9
Fixed in
  • 3.4.9
  • 3.3.9
  • 3.2.7
GitHubacademysoftwarefoundation/openexrpkg:github/academysoftwarefoundation/openexrOther threatsAffected
  • <3.2.7
  • <3.3.9
  • <3.4.9
Fixed in
  • 3.2.7
  • 3.3.9
  • 3.4.9

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AI-suggested

Fixes are available in OpenEXR versions 3.2.7, 3.3.9, and 3.4.9. Users and administrators should upgrade to these or later versions to remediate the vulnerability. Red Hat has released updated packages for affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support variants. Applying these vendor-provided updates is the recommended mitigation. Patch status is confirmed by vendor advisories.

Description

OpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, an image storage format for the motion picture industry. From 3.1.0 to before 3.2.7, 3.3.9, and 3.4.9, internal_exr_undo_piz() advances the working wavelet pointer with signed 32-bit arithmetic. Because nx, ny, and wcount are int, a crafted EXR file can make this product overflow and wrap. The next channel then decodes from an incorrect address. The wavelet decode path operates in place, so this yields both out-of-bounds reads and out-of-bounds writes. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.2.7, 3.3.9, and 3.4.9.

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