Vulnerability Report

CVE-2026-40917

Title: Heap buffer over-read in GIMP ICNS image loader

Memory Corruption

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2026-40917.

CWE Category CWE-125
Published Date Apr 15, 2026
Modified Date Apr 28, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 5.0 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.01%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-40917: A flaw was found in GIMP. This vulnerability, a heap buffer over-read in the `icns_slurp()` function, occurs when processing specially crafted ICNS image files. An attacker could provide a malicious ICNS file, potentially leading to application crashes or information disclosure on systems that process such files.

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 HIGH
7.1
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:H/I:N/A:H

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2026-40917 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

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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.