CVE-2026-118752 FreeImage - Buffer Overflow

FreeImage (danoli3 fork) < 3.19.22 contains a heap buffer overflow caused by lack of bounds checks on ByteRun1 runs in PBM RLE decoder of PluginIFF.cpp, letting attackers write beyond heap buffer with crafted IFF/LBM PBM files, exploit requires crafted file input.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
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Details

Type
Buffer Overflow
Impact
Remote Code Execution, Denial Of Service
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
28 October 2026
Updated
29 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-787

Vendor fix

Update to version 3.19.22 or later.

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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