Public vulnerability disclosure

CVE-2026-97185

Gimp: gimp: out-of-bounds write in gimpressionist plugin via crafted preset file

publishedCWE-787

A flaw was found in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted GIMPressionist preset file, the plug-in does not properly validate vector indices before writing into fixed-size arrays. This can lead to an out-of-bounds write, corrupting memory. An attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to load a malicious preset file, potentially causing a crash or enabling arbitrary code execution.

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Technical severity7.8 highCVSS 3.1 · CNA: redhat

Published2026-09-24Source updated 2026-11-02

Collected2026-11-022 attributed sources

Fixes and workarounds

Workaround

Do not load GIMPressionist preset files from untrusted sources.

Source: CNA: redhat

Affected products and versions

Affected products, source version ranges and reporting authorities
Product	Versions	Authority
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Red Hat `gimp:2.8` https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	≥ 8100020261015094823.4c9c024f; < * (unaffected, rpm) Other versions: affected	CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Red Hat `gimp` https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	≥ 2:3.0.4-4.el9_8.14; < * (unaffected, rpm) Other versions: affected	CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions Red Hat `gimp` https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	≥ 2:2.99.8-4.el9_2.7; < * (unaffected, rpm) Other versions: affected	CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Red Hat `gimp` https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	Range not reported Other versions: affected	CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Red Hat `gimp` https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	Range not reported Other versions: unknown	CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Red Hat `gimp` https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	Range not reported Other versions: affected	CNA: redhat

Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.

CVSS assessments

CVSS scores, vectors and reporting authorities
Version / score	Vector	Authority
3.1 / 7.8 high	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`	CNA: redhat

Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75575CNA: redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:84744CNA: redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:93589CNA: redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97185CNA: redhat · vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2539980CNA: redhat · issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16788CNA: redhat