CVE-2025-14424 HIGH

CVE-2025-14424: GIMP XCF File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor Gimp
Product GIMP
Weakness CWE-416
Published December 23, 2025
Last update February 26, 2026

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

GIMP XCF File Parsing Use-After-Free 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 XCF files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-28376.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 23, 2025 CVE published
February 26, 2026 Record updated