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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-3146 · published 25 February 2026

CVE-2026-3146: Libvips improper resource shutdown vulnerability

Libvips · Libvips

A vulnerability has been found in libvips up to 8.18.0. The impacted element is the function vips_foreign_load_matrix_header of the file libvips/foreign/matrixload.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be performed locally. The identifier of the patch is d4ce337c76bff1b278d7085c3c4f4725e3aa6ece. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

4.8 CVSS 4.0 Medium EPSS 0.19% · top 91.8% CWE-404 · Improper resource shutdownCWE-476 · NULL pointer dereference
4.8CVSS 4.0 base score, v2 1.7
0.19%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A vulnerability has been found in libvips up to 8.18.0. The impacted element is the function vips_foreign_load_matrix_header of the file libvips/foreign/matrixload.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be performed locally. The identifier of the patch is d4ce337c76bff1b278d7085c3c4f4725e3aa6ece. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/ Product
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/d4ce337c76bff1b278d7085c3c4f4725e3aa6ece Patch
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4875 ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/pull/4888 Issue TrackingPatch
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.347652 Permissions RequiredVDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.347652 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.758691 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4875 ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-3146), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.