---
title: "CVE-2026-120435: Netpbm - Buffer Overflow"
description: "Netpbm < 10.86.51, 11.x < 11.02.30, and 11.03 < 11.15.08 contain a heap buffer overflow caused by unvalidated characters-per-pixel value in the XPM header in xpmtoppm, letting attackers execute code or cause crashes via crafted XPM files."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-120435/
---

# CVE-2026-120435 Netpbm - Buffer Overflow

Netpbm < 10.86.51, 11.x < 11.02.30, and 11.03 < 11.15.08 contain a heap buffer overflow caused by unvalidated characters-per-pixel value in the XPM header in xpmtoppm, letting attackers execute code or cause crashes via crafted XPM files.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120435)

## 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

2 November 2026

Updated

3 November 2026

Weakness

[CWE-787](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to versions 10.86.51, 11.02.30, 11.15.08 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

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120435](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120435)
- [https://svn.code.sf.net/p/netpbm/code/!svn/bc/5358/stable/doc/HISTORY](https://svn.code.sf.net/p/netpbm/code/!svn/bc/5358/stable/doc/HISTORY)
- [https://svn.code.sf.net/p/netpbm/code/!svn/bc/5371/super\_stable/doc/HISTORY](https://svn.code.sf.net/p/netpbm/code/!svn/bc/5371/super_stable/doc/HISTORY)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netpbm-before-10.86.51-11.02.30-and-11.15.08-heap-overflow-in-xpmtoppm](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netpbm-before-10.86.51-11.02.30-and-11.15.08-heap-overflow-in-xpmtoppm)
- [https://sourceforge.net/p/netpbm/code/5336/](https://sourceforge.net/p/netpbm/code/5336/)
- [https://svn.code.sf.net/p/netpbm/code/!svn/bc/5335/trunk/converter/ppm/xpmtoppm.c](https://svn.code.sf.net/p/netpbm/code/!svn/bc/5335/trunk/converter/ppm/xpmtoppm.c)
- [https://svn.code.sf.net/p/netpbm/code/!svn/bc/5357/advanced/doc/HISTORY](https://svn.code.sf.net/p/netpbm/code/!svn/bc/5357/advanced/doc/HISTORY)

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- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
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