High severity · published Apr 15, 2026
CVE-2026-6384
Gimp: gimp: arbitrary code execution or denial of service via buffer overflow in gif image processing
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A flaw was found in gimp. This buffer overflow vulnerability in the GIF image loading component's `ReadJeffsImage` function allows an attacker to write beyond an allocated buffer by processing a specially crafted GIF file. This can lead to a denial of service or potentially arbitrary code execution.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 18% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor, CISA
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
6.0; 7.0; 8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
GI
Gimp · Gimp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6384
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6384
vdb-entry
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6384
issue-tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458749
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