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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-44663 · published 18 June 2026

CVE-2026-44663: Openexr integer overflow vulnerability

Openexr · Openexr

OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image format, widely used in the motion picture industry. In versions 3.4.0 through 3.4.11, an integer overflow in ht_undo_impl() in src/lib/OpenEXRCore/internal_ht.cpp leads to a heap-buffer overflow when decoding a crafted HTJ2K-compressed EXR file. decode->channels[i].width (int32_t) is multiplied by bytes_per_element in 32-bit signed arithmetic. With large widths (e.g., >= 536870912 for FLOAT data), this overflows, producing a corrupted offset that is later used for pointer arithmetic and can cause a heap out-of-bounds write. The same unchecked multiplication pattern appears in two other HTJ2K paths (bytes-per-line accumulation and pixel-line pointer advancement). As with related CVE-2026-34378 through CVE-2026-34589 fixes in other codecs, validating only after the multiplication is too late because the value may already be overflowed. This issue has been fixed in version 3.4.12.

7.1 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.21% · top 89.7% CWE-190 · Integer overflowCWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
7.1CVSS 3.1 base score
0.21%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
3References, 2 tagged exploit
26 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image format, widely used in the motion picture industry. In versions 3.4.0 through 3.4.11, an integer overflow in ht_undo_impl() in src/lib/OpenEXRCore/internal_ht.cpp leads to a heap-buffer overflow when decoding a crafted HTJ2K-compressed EXR file. decode->channels[i].width (int32_t) is multiplied by bytes_per_element in 32-bit signed arithmetic. With large widths (e.g., >= 536870912 for FLOAT data), this overflows, producing a corrupted offset that is later used for pointer arithmetic and can cause a heap out-of-bounds write. The same unchecked multiplication pattern appears in two other HTJ2K paths (bytes-per-line accumulation and pixel-line pointer advancement). As with related CVE-2026-34378 through CVE-2026-34589 fixes in other codecs, validating only after the multiplication is too late because the value may already be overflowed. This issue has been fixed in version 3.4.12.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.4.12 Release Notes
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-777r-f9x8-7r84 ExploitMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-777r-f9x8-7r84 ExploitMitigationPatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-44663), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.