CVE-2026-90947

A flaw was found in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted lighting preset file, the Lighting Effects filter does not properly validate the number of light sources. This can lead to an out-of-bounds write, corrupting memory. An attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to open a malicious preset file, potentially causing a crash or enabling arbitrary code execution.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-90947
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2533005
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16682

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-09-14 16:17

Updated : 2026-09-14 16:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-90947

Mitre link : CVE-2026-90947

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-90947

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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