---
id: CVE-2026-40919
title: 'Gimp: gimp: denial of service via specially crafted seattle filmworks file'
summary: >-
  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 denia…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-787
vendor: Red Hat
product: gimp
affected:
  - gimp (all versions)
  - gimp (all versions)
  - 'gimp:2.8/gimp (all versions)'
  - gimp (all versions)
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-04-15T19:36:14.875270Z'
published: '2026-04-15'
updated: '2026-11-05'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-05T21:25:04.140Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40919'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40919'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458748'
    label: RHBZ#2458748
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00331
epssPercentile: 0.26404
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T22:38:32.093Z'
---

## Overview

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

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

## Remediation

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

### Workarounds

To mitigate this vulnerability, users should exercise caution and avoid opening untrusted Seattle Filmworks (.sfw) files with GIMP. Processing untrusted files can trigger the buffer overflow, leading to a denial of service.