CVE-2026-118590

A security vulnerability has been detected in nipy nibabel up to 5.4.2. The affected element is the function array_from_file of the file nibabel/volumeutils.py of the component Header Handler. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled memory allocation. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/nipy/nibabel/
https://github.com/nipy/nibabel/issues/1566
https://github.com/nipy/nibabel/pull/1587
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-118590
https://vuldb.com/submit/1026208
https://vuldb.com/vuln/428028
https://vuldb.com/vuln/428028/cti

Configurations

No configuration.

History

29 Oct 2026, 01:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-29 01:17

Updated : 2026-10-29 14:56

NVD link : CVE-2026-118590

Mitre link : CVE-2026-118590

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-118590

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CWE-789

Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value

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