Red Hat Security Advisory: gegl security update
Affects Red Hat geglSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.
Data as of 31 Oct 2026, 11:08 UTC
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A: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 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated GEGL packages that fix this vulnerability. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and its extended life cycle versions should apply the provided security updates promptly. Detailed update instructions are available in Red Hat's advisory and knowledge base article. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patches.
Description
A security vulnerability in the Generic Graphics Library (GEGL) used by GIMP allows remote code execution via an integer overflow in HDR file parsing. This issue is tracked as CVE-2026-18300 and affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 across multiple architectures. Red Hat has issued an important security update to address this vulnerability.