Pillow: Prior to 13.0.0, the TarIO initializer in src/PIL/TarIO.py accepts a negative octal member size and computes a
Affects pillowSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High : upgrade to 13.0.0 soon.
Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 11:12 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 13.0.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 21 Oct 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.
What to do
Upgrade pillow to 13.0.0.
Patches and advisories
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
PyPIpillowpkg:pypi/pillowOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Description
Pillow is a Python imaging library. Prior to 13.0.0, the TarIO initializer in src/PIL/TarIO.py accepts a negative octal member size and computes a backward seek that returns to the same 512-byte header. When the requested member name does not match, the parser repeatedly reads that header, consumes a full CPU core, and never returns. TarIO is reached only when an application directly uses PIL.TarIO.TarIO rather than the default Image.open() path. This issue is fixed in version 13.0.0.
References
- github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/releases/tag/13.0.0 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-3j72-p6qg-6xp7 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/10012 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/19b695fdcc5eddc37374e2b1645fc4185edaf71d (opens in a new tab)