CVE-2026-40916
Title: Stack buffer overflow in GIMP TIM image loader
Memory Corruption
Proof Of Concept
No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2026-40916.
CWE Category
CWE-787
Published Date
Apr 15, 2026
Modified Date
Apr 28, 2026
Exploit Status
Not Found
Score
5.0
CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.00%
Vulnerability Summary
CVE-2026-40916: A flaw was found in GIMP. A stack buffer overflow vulnerability in the TIM image loader's 4BPP decoding path allows a local user to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). By opening a specially crafted TIM image file, the application crashes due to an unconditional overflow when writing to a variable-length array.
Impacted Vendors
Reference Links
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity
[email protected]
Severity
MEDIUM
5.0
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
REQUIRED
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity
[email protected]
Severity
MEDIUM
5.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
REQUIRED
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)
Total: PatternsNo specific attack patterns mapped.
Likelihood
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CVE-2026-40916 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)
No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.
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Vulnerability data updated via NVD.
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Vulnerability data updated via NVD.
Attack Vector Matrix
Access Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
REQUIRED
CVSS Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Stack
No specific products linked.