CVE-2026-40917 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-40917: Gimp: gimp: application crashes or information disclosure via crafted icns image files

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Weakness CWE-125
Published April 15, 2026
Last update July 2, 2026

CVSS base score

5.0/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A flaw was found in GIMP. This vulnerability, a heap buffer over-read in the `icns_slurp()` function, occurs when processing specially crafted ICNS image files. An attacker could provide a malicious ICNS file, potentially leading to application crashes or information disclosure on systems that process such files.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 15, 2026 CVE published
July 2, 2026 Record updated