VulnerabilityPublished 4 May 2026Updated 5 May 2026

CVE-2026-24660: LibRaw security update

Affects LibRawSource GCVE Database

Mentioned vulnerabilities

Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 0.19.5-6.el8_10 soon.

Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 01:35 UTC

Severity

High

Rated High by Threat Radar's AI analysis · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

Patch: Available – fixed in 0.19.5-6.el8_10

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 4 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

almalinux-8

What to do

Upgrade the AlmaLinux to 0.19.5-6.el8_10.

Patches and advisories

access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13284 (opens in a new tab)

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8LibRaw	Affected <0.19.5-6.el8_10	Fixed in 0.19.5-6.el8_10
AlmaLinux 8LibRaw-devel	Affected <0.19.5-6.el8_10	Fixed in 0.19.5-6.el8_10

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AI-suggested

A security update fixing these vulnerabilities is available in LibRaw version 0.19.5-6.el8_10. Users and administrators should apply this update promptly to remediate the issues. Refer to the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:13284 for detailed update instructions. No additional mitigation steps are specified beyond applying the official patch.

Description

LibRaw, a library for reading RAW image files from digital cameras, has multiple security vulnerabilities including a memory corruption issue via malicious file processing (CVE-2026-24660), and arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities via heap-based buffer overflow and specially crafted image files. These flaws could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code when processing malicious RAW files. A security update fixing these issues is available in LibRaw version 0.19.5-6.el8_10.

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