Answer in brief
CVE-2026-79902 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in Gimp: stack vla size underflow denial of service in seattle. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps GNOME/gimp (generic), GNOME/GIMP (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 5.5. 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 GNOME/gimp (generic), GNOME/GIMP (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| GNOME/gimpgeneric | >=3.1.4 <* | * |
| GNOME/GIMPgeneric | >=3.1.4 <* | * |
Published upstream
Aug 26, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 1, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 26, 2026
A flaw was found in the Seattle FilmWorks plugin in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted SFW image file, the plugin allocates a Variable-Length Array (VLA) on the stack without integer overflow checks, causing an unbounded stack allocation. This issue leads to an application crash, resulting in a denial of service.
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