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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-40244 · published 21 April 2026

CVE-2026-40244: Openexr integer overflow vulnerability

Openexr · Openexr

OpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, an image storage format for the motion picture industry. In versions 3.4.0 through 3.4.9, 3.3.0 through 3.3.9, and 3.2.0 through 3.2.7, `internal_dwa_compressor.h:1722` performs `curc->width * curc->height` in `int32` arithmetic without a `(size_t)` cast. This is the same overflow pattern fixed in other locations by the recent CVE-2026-34589 batch, but this line was missed. Versions 3.4.10, 3.3.10, and 3.2.8 contain a fix that addresses `internal_dwa_compressor.h:1722`.

8.4 CVSS 4.0 High EPSS 0.23% · top 87.8% CWE-190 · Integer overflow
8.4CVSS 4.0 base score
0.23%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
7References
15 Jul 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

OpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, an image storage format for the motion picture industry. In versions 3.4.0 through 3.4.9, 3.3.0 through 3.3.9, and 3.2.0 through 3.2.7, `internal_dwa_compressor.h:1722` performs `curc->width * curc->height` in `int32` arithmetic without a `(size_t)` cast. This is the same overflow pattern fixed in other locations by the recent CVE-2026-34589 batch, but this line was missed. Versions 3.4.10, 3.3.10, and 3.2.8 contain a fix that addresses `internal_dwa_compressor.h:1722`.

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.2.8 ProductRelease Notes
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.3.10 ProductRelease Notes
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.4.10 ProductRelease Notes
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-j526-66f6-fxhx MitigationVendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40244
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2459955
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-40244.json

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-40244), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.