8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-2044
GIMP PGM File Parsing Uninitialized Memory Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Overview
Description
GIMP PGM File Parsing Uninitialized Memory Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GIMP. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of PGM files. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of memory prior to accessing it. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-28158.
Details
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 20, 2026, 11:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 15, 2026, 2:19 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Scoring
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We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH | 99f1926a-a320-47d8-bbb5-42feb611262e | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c |
Solution
Update GIMP to the latest version to patch the uninitialized memory vulnerability.
- Update GIMP to the latest version.
- Avoid opening untrusted PGM files.
- Avoid visiting malicious websites.
References
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CVE Modified by 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
Jul. 15, 2026
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'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support', 'versions': [{'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '8020020260319131243.c3a0935b', 'lessThan': '*', 'versionType': 'rpm'}], 'packageName': 'gimp:2.8', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support', 'versions': [{'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '8040020260320114321.70584597', 'lessThan': '*', 'versionType': 'rpm'}], 'packageName': 'gimp:2.8', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.4'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On', 'versions': 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'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions', 'versions': [{'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '8060020260319125557.6af1eaf0', 'lessThan': '*', 'versionType': 'rpm'}], 'packageName': 'gimp:2.8', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.8'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service', 'versions': [{'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '8080020260319123205.0621e4ee', 'lessThan': '*', 'versionType': 'rpm'}], 'packageName': 'gimp:2.8', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.8'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 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'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.2'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions', 'versions': [{'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '2:2.99.8-4.el9_2.5', 'lessThan': '*', 'versionType': 'rpm'}], 'packageName': 'gimp', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support', 'versions': [{'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '2:2.99.8-4.el9_4.5', 'lessThan': '*', 'versionType': 'rpm'}], 'packageName': 'gimp', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support', 'versions': [{'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '2:2.99.8-4.el9_6.6', 'lessThan': '*', 'versionType': 'rpm'}], 'packageName': 'gimp', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6', 'packageName': 'gimp', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'unknown'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7', 'packageName': 'gimp', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'unknown'}] -
CVE Modified by 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
Jun. 30, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.4::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.8::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.8::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.2::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-908 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4173 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5113 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5388 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5389 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5390 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5391 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5434 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5435 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5436 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5437 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2044 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2441521 Added Reference https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-2044.json -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'GIMP', 'product': 'GIMP', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '3.0.6'}], 'defaultStatus': 'unknown'}] -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jun. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-2044', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-02-21T04:56:42.790972Z'} -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 24, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added Reference Type Zero Day Initiative: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/merge_requests/2569/diffs?commit_id=112a5e038f0646eae5ae314988ec074433d2b365 Types: Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Added Reference Type Zero Day Initiative: https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-118/ Types: Third Party Advisory -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Feb. 20, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description GIMP PGM File Parsing Uninitialized Memory Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GIMP. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of PGM files. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of memory prior to accessing it. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-28158. Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-908 Added Reference https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/merge_requests/2569/diffs?commit_id=112a5e038f0646eae5ae314988ec074433d2b365 Added Reference https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-118/
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being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS
score history of the vulnerability.