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CVE-2026-120252VulnerabilityPublished

imagecodecs 2023.1.23 through 2026.10.10 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the lossless JPEG

Affects imagecodecsSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-120252· Medium 6.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.8 Medium.

Data as of 1 Nov 2026, 04:22 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.06.8
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.15.5
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 1 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 31 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
PyPIimagecodecspkg:pypi/imagecodecsOther threatsAffected
  • 2023.1.23 <=2026.10.10
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Users should avoid processing untrusted lossless JPEG files with affected versions of imagecodecs. Monitor vendor advisories for updates and apply patches once available.

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in imagecodecs versions 2023.1.23 through 2026.10.10 in the lossless JPEG Define Huffman Table parser. This flaw occurs when a crafted lossless JPEG file causes the DHT symbol counts to wrap an 8-bit sum, overflowing internal stack arrays and crashing the process.

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