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CVE-2026-66758VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2026-66758: GNOME GIMP · Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Affects GNOME GIMPSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 22% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Jul 2026

  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 2026-10-26.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GNOMEGIMPAffected–Fixed in–
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8Affected–Fixed in–
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9Affected–Fixed in–
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP SolutionsAffected–Fixed in–
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update SupportAffected–Fixed in–
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6Affected–Fixed in–
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7Affected–Fixed in–

AI-suggested

A security update fixing this vulnerability is available in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (e.g., gimp-3.0.4-4.el9_8.9). Users should apply this update promptly. Until patched, avoid opening FITS image files from untrusted sources with GIMP to mitigate risk.

Description

A flaw was found in the file-fits plugin in GIMP. When processing a FITS image file, the plugin calculates memory allocation sizes using signed 32-bit integers for width and height. If a crafted file sets both values to large values, their product exceeds 2^31 and overflows, resulting in an undersized heap-based buffer allocation. This integer overflow issue results in a heap-based buffer overflow when cfitsio subsequently writes a full row of pixels in the buffer, causing memory corruption, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or a denial of service.

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