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CVE-2026-40338: gphoto libgphoto2 · Out-of-bounds Read

Affects gphoto libgphoto2Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.2 Medium.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.2Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 9% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 17 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 24 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
gphotolibgphoto2Affected
  • <=2.5.33
Fixed in–
GitHubgphoto/libgphoto2pkg:github/gphoto/libgphoto2Other threatsAffected
  • <=2.5.33
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

A code fix has been committed to address this vulnerability. Users should monitor the official libgphoto2 project for updated releases that include this fix and apply them once available. Until then, cautious use of affected versions is advised.

Description

libgphoto2 is a camera access and control library. Versions up to and including 2.5.33 have an out-of-bounds read in the PTP_DPFF_Enumeration case of `ptp_unpack_Sony_DPD()` in `camlibs/ptp2/ptp-pack.c` (line 856). The function reads a 2-byte enumeration count N via `dtoh16o(data, *poffset)` without verifying that 2 bytes remain in the buffer. The standard `ptp_unpack_DPD()` at line 704 has this exact check, confirming the Sony variant omitted it by oversight. Commit 3b9f9696be76ae51dca983d9dd8ce586a2561845 fixes the issue.

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