A flaw was found in GIMP. Opening a crafted XCF that selects a path and then fails to load that path can cause a use-after-free in the main process, leading to a crash and potentially arbitrary code execution.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:98495
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:93975
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-104653
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2555748
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-112261
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2026-10-19
Updated: 2026-11-11
Base Score: 7.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Severity: High
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.00171