CVE-2026-40917
MEDIUMGimp: gimp: application crashes or information disclosure via crafted icns image files
Title source: cnaDescription
A flaw was found in GIMP. This vulnerability, a heap buffer over-read in the `icns_slurp()` function, occurs when processing specially crafted ICNS image files. An attacker could provide a malicious ICNS file, potentially leading to application crashes or information disclosure on systems that process such files.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vdb Entry, X_Refsource_Redhat vdb-entry
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40917
Issue Tracking, X_Refsource_Redhat issue-tracking
x_refsource_redhat
RHBZ#2458746
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458746
Scores
CVSS v3
5.0
EPSS
0.0017
EPSS Percentile
6.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-125
Status
published
Products (9)
gimp/gimp
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
redhat/enterprise_linux
6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux
7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux
8.0
redhat/enterprise_linux
9.0
Published
Apr 15, 2026
Tracked Since
Apr 16, 2026