PT-2026-20857 · Gimp+2 · Gimp+2

Michael Randrianantenaina · Published 2025-12-31 · Updated 2026-04-24 · CVE-2026-2045

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GIMP (affected versions not specified)

Description A flaw exists in GIMP related to parsing XWD files. Insufficient validation of user-supplied data can lead to a write past the end of an allocated buffer. This could allow a remote attacker to execute code in the context of the current process. User interaction is required, such as visiting a malicious page or opening a malicious file, to trigger the issue.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2026:4173

ALSA-2026:5113

BDU:2026-06701

CVE-2026-2045

OESA-2026-1714

RHSA-2026:4173

RHSA-2026:5113

RHSA-2026:5388

RHSA-2026:5389

RHSA-2026:5390

RHSA-2026:5391

RHSA-2026:5434

RHSA-2026:5435

RHSA-2026:5436

RHSA-2026:5437

SUSE-SU-2026:0684-1

ZDI-26-119

Affected Products

Gimp

Red Os

Rocky Linux

References · 61

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2044 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-2045 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-2045 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-2045 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4152 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2048 · Security Note
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se47-bulletin-2026-0518SE47 · Vendor Advisory
• https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2026-4173.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-2045 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-2045 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-119 · Security Note
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-5113.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:5113 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-2045 · Vendor Advisory
• https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2026-5113.html · Vendor Advisory