CVE-2026-90948

high

Description

A flaw was found in GIMP's ICO file loader. When processing an ICO file containing an embedded PNG image, an integer overflow can occur during the calculation of the required buffer size. This leads to an undersized buffer being allocated, causing a heap-based buffer overflow when the decoded pixel data is written. A remote attacker could exploit this by crafting a malicious ICO file, which, when opened, could lead to arbitrary code execution or a crash.

References

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16742

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2533008

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-90948

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-09-14

Updated: 2026-09-15

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00225