CVE-2026-40919: Gimp: gimp: denial of service via specially crafted seattle filmworks file

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-04-15 · updated 2026-10-26
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

A flaw was found in GIMP. This vulnerability, a buffer overflow in the `file-seattle-filmworks` plugin, can be exploited when a user opens a specially crafted Seattle Filmworks file. A remote attacker could leverage this to cause a denial of service (DoS), leading to the plugin crashing and potentially impacting the stability of the GIMP application.

Affected products

GIMP: all versions
Red Hat Enterprise Linux: 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40919
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458748

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