Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-80101 · published 25 August 2026
CVE-2026-80101: Gimp out-of-bounds read vulnerability
Gimp · Gimp
A flaw was found in the file-xwd plugin in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted XWD image file, the plugin validates the image width and bytes-per-line parameters independently rather than ensuring their combined values are consistent with the allocated buffer size. This incorrect validation leads to improper bounds checking, causing a heap out-of-bounds read. This issue can result in an application crash, leading to a denial of service or a limited information disclosure of heap memory contents into the produced image.
Description
A flaw was found in the file-xwd plugin in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted XWD image file, the plugin validates the image width and bytes-per-line parameters independently rather than ensuring their combined values are consistent with the allocated buffer size. This incorrect validation leads to improper bounds checking, causing a heap out-of-bounds read. This issue can result in an application crash, leading to a denial of service or a limited information disclosure of heap memory contents into the produced image.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Affected products
2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-80101 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2523738 | Permissions Required |
| https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16583 | Issue TrackingMitigationVendor Advisory |
| https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16583 | Issue TrackingMitigationVendor Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-80101), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.