Pillow is a Python imaging library. From 9.1.0 until 13.0.0, Pillow can disclose uninitialized stack memory when Image.quantize() uses an empty palette. ImagingPaletteCacheUpdate() leaves a local cache array uninitialized when the palette has zero entries, and the conversion path emits those bytes as output pixel indices. An attacker who controls the palette image can obtain stack contents from a returned PNG or GIF. This can disclose addresses and stack-canary data without an out-of-bounds access, memory corruption, or process crash. This issue is fixed in version 13.0.0.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/13943c8f857b22f073d30f0ef9b725a0d255f1a4 | Patch |
| https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/releases/tag/13.0.0 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-rfgq-q3w2-pmv2 | Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-rfgq-q3w2-pmv2 | Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
28 Oct 2026, 16:17
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| References | () https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-rfgq-q3w2-pmv2 - Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory |
27 Oct 2026, 14:55
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time |
Python
Python pillow |
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| References | () https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/13943c8f857b22f073d30f0ef9b725a0d255f1a4 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/releases/tag/13.0.0 - Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-rfgq-q3w2-pmv2 - Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.3 |
19 Oct 2026, 22:17
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-10-19 22:17
Updated : 2026-10-28 16:17
NVD link : CVE-2026-112898
Mitre link : CVE-2026-112898
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-112898
JSON object : View
Products Affected
python
- pillow
CWE
CWE-457
Use of Uninitialized Variable
