vips · Prior to version 8.18.3, a crafted many-band TIFF processed through VipsForeignLoadTiff can evade scanline validation
Affects vipsSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.4 High · fixed in 8.18.3 : patch vips soon.
Data as of 3 Nov 2026, 23:17 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 8.18.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:H/SA:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 20 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 3 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTSvipspkg:deb/ubuntu/vips?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTSvipspkg:deb/ubuntu/vips?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTSvipspkg:deb/ubuntu/vips?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTSvipspkg:deb/ubuntu/vips?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focalOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTSvipspkg:deb/ubuntu/vips?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionicOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTSvipspkg:deb/ubuntu/vips?arch=source&distro=esm-apps-legacy/xenialOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
libvips is a fast image processing library with low memory needs. Prior to version 8.18.3, a crafted many-band TIFF processed through VipsForeignLoadTiff can evade scanline validation in libvips/iofuncs/image.c and cause an integer overflow in vips_image_sanity. The resulting buffer-region calculation can access attacker-controlled negative offsets in mmap-resident allocations, allowing reads or writes of other image data, possible data disclosure through uncompressed .v output, and likely process crashes. Remote code execution has not been demonstrated but cannot be ruled out. This issue is fixed in version 8.18.3.