CVE-2026-90947

Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.

Description

A flaw was found in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted lighting preset file, the Lighting Effects filter does not properly validate the number of light sources. This can lead to an out-of-bounds write, corrupting memory. An attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to open a malicious preset file, potentially causing a crash or enabling arbitrary code execution.

Severity

HIGH

CVSS score

7.8 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Awaiting Analysis

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2026-09-14 16:17:41.860000

Last modified

2026-10-19 13:16:59.540000

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  "id": "CVE-2026-90947",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-09-14T16:17:41.860",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T13:16:59.540",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
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    }
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      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75575",
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    },
    {
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:84744",
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    },
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      "source": "[email protected]"
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      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2533005",
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    {
      "url": "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16682",
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}