CVE-2026-88360 libvips - Denial of Service

libvips 8.19.0 contains a memory access vulnerability caused by improper alignment handling in the mmap-based loader for little-endian PFM images, letting attackers cause denial of service via process termination, exploit requires crafted PFM image with specific header length.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
EPSS
0.26% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Denial of Service
Impact
Denial Of Service
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
24 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-1339

Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of libvips that addresses this vulnerability.

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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