---
id: CVE-2026-104061
title: >-
  Scribus before 1.6.7 and 1.7.x before 1.7.4 Heap Out-of-Bounds Write via PSD
  Image Loader
summary: >-
  Scribus before 1.6.7 and 1.7.x before 1.7.4 contains a heap out-of-bounds
  write vulnerability in the scimgdataloader_psd loader that uses unchecked PSD
  file values as lookup array indexes. Attackers can convince users to place or
  import …
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-787
vendor: Scribus
product: Scribus
affected:
  - Scribus < 1.6.7
  - Scribus >= 1.7.0 < 1.7.4
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-11-05T21:38:08.866976Z'
published: '2026-10-30'
updated: '2026-11-05'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-05T21:38:38.164Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-104061'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/scribusproject/scribus/commit/cca3e4991dd199c103edb4a3bc5351f5cb88d62b
    label: Patch Commit (1.6.x)
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/scribusproject/scribus/commit/d61e7ac5879a6d9dc23113eff2fe0007f398eadc
    label: Patch Commit (1.7.x)
  - url: 'https://github.com/scribusproject/scribus'
  - url: 'https://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/1.6.7_Release'
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/scribus-before-1.6.7-heap-out-of-bounds-write-via-psd-image-loader
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: Scribus before 1.6.7 Heap Out-of-Bounds Write via PSD
      Image Loader
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00196
epssPercentile: 0.09403
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T19:30:42.838Z'
---

## Overview

Scribus before 1.6.7 and 1.7.x before 1.7.4 contains a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the scimgdataloader_psd loader that uses unchecked PSD file values as lookup array indexes. Attackers can convince users to place or import a crafted PSD file to corrupt heap memory, causing crashes and potentially code execution as the user.

## Affected

- `Scribus < 1.6.7`
- `Scribus >= 1.7.0 < 1.7.4`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.