CVE-2026-106062 GIMP - Buffer Overflow

GIMP contains a heap-based buffer overflow caused by integer overflow in size calculations in the DirectDraw Surface (DDS) loader, letting attackers execute arbitrary code via crafted DDS images, exploit requires crafted image input.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
EPSS
0.15% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Buffer Overflow
Impact
Remote Code Execution
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
6 October 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-119

Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of GIMP containing the fix.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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