CVE-2026-4154
HIGHGIMP XPM File Parsing Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Title source: cnaDescription
GIMP XPM File Parsing Integer Overflow 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 XPM files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-28901.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
X_Research Advisory x_research-advisory
ZDI-26-221
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-221/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
vendor-provided URL
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/commit/2e7ed91793792d9e980b2df4c829e9aa60459253
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0048
EPSS Percentile
37.3%
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-190
Status
published
Products (2)
gimp/gimp
3.0.8
GIMP/GIMP
3.0.8
Published
Apr 11, 2026
Tracked Since
Apr 11, 2026