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 an official security update for OpenEXR in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support that addresses this vulnerability. Users should apply the update as detailed in the Red Hat advisory (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258) to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are specified or required beyond applying the official patch.
Description
An integer overflow vulnerability in OpenEXR's EXR file processing can lead to arbitrary code execution. This issue affects the OpenEXR package used for high-dynamic-range image processing. Red Hat has issued a security update addressing this flaw in their Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support. The vulnerability is rated as having an important security impact by Red Hat and is tracked as CVE-2026-27622.