CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-80101

MediumCVSS 4.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.15%

4th percentile - higher than 4% of all known CVEs

Summary

The file-xwd plugin in GIMP has a vulnerability due to incorrect validation of image width and bytes-per-line parameters when processing a specially crafted XWD file. This leads to a heap out-of-bounds read, which can cause an application crash or limited information disclosure of heap memory contents into the produced image.

Risk Assessment

Processing a malicious XWD file could lead to GIMP crashing (denial of service) or memory data leakage, potentially compromising information confidentiality.

Recommendation

Update GIMP to a patched version and avoid opening untrusted XWD files.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A flaw was found in the file-xwd plugin in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted XWD image file, the plugin validates the image width and bytes-per-line parameters independently rather than ensuring their combined values are consistent with the allocated buffer size. This incorrect validation leads to improper bounds checking, causing a heap out-of-bounds read. This issue can result in an application crash, leading to a denial of service, or a limited information disclosure of heap memory contents into the produced image.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS