CVE-2025-14424

HIGH

GIMP - Use-After-Free in XCF File Parser

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

GIMP XCF File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GIMP. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of XCF files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-28376.

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0054
EPSS Percentile 41.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (1)
gimp/gimp 3.0.6
Published Dec 23, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026