Red Hat Security Advisory: openexr security update
Affects Red Hat openexrSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.4 High · fixed in Red Hat package updates : patch Red Hat openexr soon.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 21:05 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 3.4.6, 3.3.8, 3.2.6
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 3 Mar 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 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade openexr and academysoftwarefoundation/openexr to 3.4.6, 3.3.8 or 3.2.6.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| AcademySoftwareFoundationopenexr | Affected
| Fixed in
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| AcademySoftwareFoundationopenexr | Affected
| Fixed in
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| AcademySoftwareFoundationopenexr | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubacademysoftwarefoundation/openexrpkg:github/academysoftwarefoundation/openexrOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated OpenEXR packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support and related variants. Users should apply these official patches as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:8871 and the referenced update article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258) to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official update.
Description
A security vulnerability (CVE-2026-27622) in OpenEXR, an open-source high-dynamic-range image file format, allows arbitrary code execution via an integer overflow during EXR file processing. This vulnerability affects OpenEXR binaries included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support and related variants. Red Hat has issued an important security update to address this issue.