---
id: CVE-2026-112260
title: 'Gimp: gimp: heap out-of-bounds read in xcf text-layer parasite parsing'
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in GIMP. Opening a crafted XCF with a malformed text-layer
  parasite can cause a heap out-of-bounds read, disclosing adjacent heap data
  into layer text and causing denial of service.
severity: high
cvss: 7.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-125
vendor: Red Hat
product: gimp
affected:
  - gimp (all versions)
  - gimp
  - gimp
  - 'gimp:2.8/gimp'
  - gimp (all versions)
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-19T21:22:09.818772Z'
published: '2026-10-19'
updated: '2026-10-21'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-21T20:09:57.355Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-112260'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-112260'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2555730'
    label: RHBZ#2555730
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-112260.json
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-112260'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112260'
tags:
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
epss: 0.00157
epssPercentile: 0.04797
ingestedAt: '2026-10-19T19:38:06.452Z'
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in GIMP. Opening a crafted XCF with a malformed text-layer parasite can cause a heap out-of-bounds read, disclosing adjacent heap data into layer text and causing denial of service.

## Affected

- `gimp (all versions)`
- `gimp`
- `gimp`
- `gimp:2.8/gimp`
- `gimp (all versions)`

## Remediation

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

### Workarounds

Avoid opening untrusted XCF files in GIMP. If GIMP is unused, remove the gimp package.

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · updated 2026-10-21 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-112260.json)