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CVE-2026-97185

7.8 · HIGH

A flaw was found in GIMP.

Published Sep 24, 2026CWE-787EPSS 0.13%

Overview

CVE-2026-97185 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 24, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

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.

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

Refaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75575Refaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:84744Refaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:93589Refaccess.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97185Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2539980Refgitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16788

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-97185?

CVE-2026-97185 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 24, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2026-97185?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-97185?

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-2026-97185?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2026-97185 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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