8.7
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-112400
Pillow: GIF seek keeps rejected size after DecompressionBombError, allowing DoS
Description

Pillow is a Python imaging library. From 9.2.0 until 13.0.0, Pillow can retain a rejected GIF frame size after a decompression-bomb exception. In GifImageFile._seek, a crafted GIF can leave rejected dimensions stored after Image.DecompressionBombError; if an application catches that exception and continues processing the same image object, later seek or load operations allocate according to those dimensions and can exhaust memory, denying service. This issue is fixed in version 13.0.0.

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Published Date :

Oct. 19, 2026, 10:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 19, 2026, 10:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Python pillow
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Pillow to version 13.0.0 to fix a GIF decompression bomb memory exhaustion vulnerability.
  • Update Pillow to version 13.0.0 or later.
  • Ensure proper error handling for image processing.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/6faed707cfb760a4cbd726ddc8406f576cf35bf7
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/releases/tag/13.0.0
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-65qm-jvmh-6pqg
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Pillow is a Python imaging library. From 9.2.0 until 13.0.0, Pillow can retain a rejected GIF frame size after a decompression-bomb exception. In GifImageFile._seek, a crafted GIF can leave rejected dimensions stored after Image.DecompressionBombError; if an application catches that exception and continues processing the same image object, later seek or load operations allocate according to those dimensions and can exhaust memory, denying service. This issue is fixed in version 13.0.0.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-400
    Added CWE CWE-770
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/112xxx/CVE-2026-112400.json">CVE-2026-112400</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/6faed707cfb760a4cbd726ddc8406f576cf35bf7
    Added Reference https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/releases/tag/13.0.0
    Added Reference https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-65qm-jvmh-6pqg
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