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CVE-2026-2913

2.5 · LOW

A vulnerability was determined in libvips up to 8.19.0.

Published Feb 22, 2026CWE-119EPSS 0.21%

Overview

CVE-2026-2913 is a low-severity vulnerability. It was published on February 22, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 2.5 (LOW).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 2.5, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

A vulnerability was determined in libvips up to 8.19.0. The affected element is the function vips_source_read_to_memory of the file libvips/iofuncs/source.c. This manipulation causes heap-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The attack's complexity is rated as high. The exploitability is described as difficult. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Patch name: a56feecbe9ed66521d9647ec9fbcd2546eccd7ee. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue. The confirmation of the bugfix mentions: "[T]he impact of this is negligible, since this only affects custom seekable sources larger than 4 GiB (and the crash occurs in user code rather than libvips itself)."

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/libvips/libvips/GitHubgithub.com/libvips/libvips/commit/a56feecbe9ed66521d9647ec9fbcd2546eccd7eeGitHubgithub.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4857GitHubgithub.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4857#issue-3920154326GitHubgithub.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4857#issuecomment-3878479322Refvuldb.com/?ctiid.347222Refvuldb.com/?id.347222Refvuldb.com/?submit.755224

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-2913?

CVE-2026-2913 is a low-severity vulnerability. It was published on February 22, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 2.5 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2026-2913?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 2.5, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-2913?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2026-2913?

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