CVE-2026-42216

CRITICAL

OpenEXR: Out-of-bounds read in `IDManifest::init()` during prefix expansion

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

OpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, an image storage format for the motion picture industry. From versions 3.0.0 to before 3.2.9, 3.3.0 to before 3.3.11, and 3.4.0 to before 3.4.11, IDManifest::init() reconstructs strings from a prefix-compressed representation. If the previous string is longer than 255 bytes, the next string is expected to begin with a 2-byte prefix length. The code reads stringList[i][0] and stringList[i][1] without checking that the current string has at least two bytes. This issue has been patched in versions 3.2.9, 3.3.11, and 3.4.11.

References (1)

Core 1

Scores

CVSS v3 9.1
EPSS 0.0037
EPSS Percentile 28.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (4)
AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr >= 3.0.0, < 3.2.9
AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.11
AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr >= 3.4.0, < 3.4.11
openexr/openexr 3.0.0 - 3.2.9
Published May 07, 2026
Tracked Since May 07, 2026