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CVE-2026-5201VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: gdk-pixbuf2 security update

Affects Red Hat gdk-pixbuf2Source GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-5201· High 7.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade the Red Hat redhat/gdk-pixbuf2 package to 8.6.12 soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:55 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 64% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 8.6.12
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 31 Mar 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade the Red Hat redhat/gdk-pixbuf2 package to 8.6.12.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hatredhat/gdk-pixbuf2pkg:rpm/redhat/gdk-pixbuf2Other threatsAffected
  • <8.6.12
Fixed in
  • 8.6.12

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Description

The gdk-pixbuf2 packages provide an image loading library that can be extended by loadable modules for new image formats. It is used by toolkits such as GTK+ or clutter. Security Fix(es): * gdk-pixbuf: gdk-pixbuf: Denial of Service via heap-based buffer overflow when processing a specially crafted JPEG image (CVE-2026-5201) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References

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