Answer in brief
CVE-2026-80101 records a Medium severity (CVSS 4.4) vulnerability in Gimp: multiple heap out-of-bounds reads in xwd loader from unrelated width and bytes-per-line validation. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps GNOME/gimp (generic), Red Hat/gimp (generic), Red Hat/gimp:2.8/gimp (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 4.4. 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
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps GNOME/gimp (generic), Red Hat/gimp (generic), Red Hat/gimp:2.8/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 |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| GNOME/gimpgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/gimpgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/gimp:2.8/gimpgeneric | * | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 25, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 2, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 25, 2026
A flaw was found in the file-xwd plugin in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted XWD image file, the plugin validates the image width and bytes-per-line parameters independently rather than ensuring their combined values are consistent with the allocated buffer size. This incorrect validation leads to improper bounds checking, causing a heap out-of-bounds read. This issue can result in an application crash, leading to a denial of service or a limited information disclosure of heap memory contents into the produced image.
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