Answer in brief
CVE-2026-59156 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in OpenImageIO: Unbounded recursion in FITS header parser leads to stack overflow. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 6.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openimageio:openimageio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:openimageio:openimageio:3.2.0.0:dev:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:openimageio:openimageio:3.2.0.2:dev:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIOgeneric | <3.0.20.0 || >=3.1.0.0 <3.1.15.0 || >=3.2.0.0-dev <3.2.0.3-beta1 | 3.0.20.0, 3.1.15.0, 3.2.0.3-beta1 |
Published upstream
Sep 18, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 29, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 18, 2026
OpenImageIO is a toolset for reading, writing, and manipulating image files of any image file format relevant to VFX / animation. Prior to 3.0.20.0, 3.1.15.0, and 3.2.0.3-beta1, A crafted fits stream containing consecutive 2880-byte header blocks without the mandatory end keyword makes fitsinput::read_fits_header() call itself without a depth bound. repeated recursive parsing exhausts the application stack, resulting in denial of service. The affected implementation is identified by src/fits.imageio/fitsinput.cpp, FitsInput::read_fits_header(), END keyword, and 2880-byte FITS header blocks, which define the relevant source path, functions, state, and trigger. This issue is fixed in versions 3.0.20.0, 3.1.15.0, and 3.2.0.3-beta1.
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