Vulnerability Report

CVE-2026-40919

Title: Buffer overflow in GIMP file-seattle-filmworks plugin

Memory Corruption

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2026-40919.

CWE Category CWE-787
Published Date Apr 15, 2026
Modified Date Apr 28, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 6.1 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.02%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-40919: A flaw was found in GIMP. This vulnerability, a buffer overflow in the `file-seattle-filmworks` plugin, can be exploited when a user opens a specially crafted Seattle Filmworks file. A remote attacker could leverage this to cause a denial of service (DoS), leading to the plugin crashing and potentially impacting the stability of the GIMP application.

Impacted Vendors

G
gimp 1
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gnu 1

Reference Links

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40919 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458748
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.1
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:N/I:L/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: Patterns

CVE-2026-40919 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:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.