CVE-2026-59198

Pillow is a Python imaging library. From 5.2.0 until 12.3.0, Pillow's TGA RLE encoder reads past its packed row buffer when saving a mode 1 image with TGA RLE compression, allowing adjacent process heap bytes to be copied into the generated TGA file. This issue is fixed in version 12.3.0.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 4.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/eada3cbd7fb9963ee90673fb7b5270124a0d5f4b	Patch
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/9709	Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/releases/tag/12.3.0	Release Notes
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-fj7v-r99m-22gq	Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-fj7v-r99m-22gq	Exploit Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-07-14 16:17

Updated : 2026-07-14 20:18

NVD link : CVE-2026-59198

Mitre link : CVE-2026-59198

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-59198

JSON object : View

Products Affected

python

pillow

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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