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title: "CVE-2026-112260: GIMP - Out of Bounds Read"
description: "GIMP contains a heap out-of-bounds read caused by opening a crafted XCF with a malformed text-layer parasite, letting attackers cause denial of service and disclose adjacent heap data, exploit requires crafted file."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-112260/
---

# CVE-2026-112260 GIMP - Out of Bounds Read

GIMP contains a heap out-of-bounds read caused by opening a crafted XCF with a malformed text-layer parasite, letting attackers cause denial of service and disclose adjacent heap data, exploit requires crafted file.

CVSS base score 7.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112260)

## Details

Type

Out of Bounds Read

Impact

Denial Of Service, Information Disclosure

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Published

19 October 2026

Updated

20 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-125](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of GIMP.

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

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112260](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112260)
- [https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-112260](https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-112260)
- [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show\_bug.cgi?id=2555730](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2555730)

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