# CVE-2026-59091: Gimp: gimp: multiple vulnerabilities in file format plugins via crafted image file

Status: published. Published: 2026-08-10. Updated: 2026-11-04.

A flaw was found in GIMP's file format plugins, including those for PSD and PAA files. A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted image file. This could lead to unexpected application behavior or other potential security impacts without requiring further user interaction.

## Remediation

- workaround: Users should avoid opening untrusted image files, particularly those in PSD or PAA formats, with GIMP. Exercising caution with files from unknown or suspicious sources can prevent exploitation of these vulnerabilities. (source: CNA: redhat)

## Affected products and versions

-  /  (gimp): 3.2.6 (affected). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (gimp): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (gimp): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (gimp): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (gimp): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat

## NVD configuration conditions

Affected CPE matches depend on the following AND/OR and negation conditions:

```json
[
  {
    "negate": false,
    "nodes": [
      {
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:3.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ],
    "operator": "OR"
  }
]
```

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 7.3 (high); CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H; source: CNA: redhat

- CVSS 3.1: 7.8 (high); CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H; source: NVD: nvd@nist.gov

- CVSS 3.1: 7.3 (high); CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H; source: NVD: secalert@redhat.com

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 0.40% as of 2026-11-04; percentile 34.93%

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact total; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-787

## Exploit evidence

- exploit: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16510 (secalert@redhat.com)

## References

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-59091 (CNA: redhat; vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2496585 (CNA: redhat; issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16510 (CNA: redhat)

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-59091 (secalert@redhat.com; Vendor Advisory)

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2496585 (secalert@redhat.com; Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16510 (secalert@redhat.com; Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

## Provenance

- CNA: redhat: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-59091; retrieved 2026-11-05; source updated 2026-11-04

- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59091; retrieved 2026-11-05; source updated 2026-11-04

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-59091; retrieved 2026-11-05; source updated Not reported

Revision: 3d778cc5f16b93a2fdfef585399d7bc6118aa3da903345f479b10f5f3747e690

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