GIMP PNM File Parsing Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GIMP. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of PNM files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-28273.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-14422 is rated Low Risk (39.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.08%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-05-21 | 0.16% | 0.08% | -0.08% |
| 2 | 2026-04-24 | 0.06% | 0.16% | +0.10% |
| 3 | 2025-12-24 | — | 0.06% | — |
Full EPSS history (3 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 3.0 | HIGH |
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1.8 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2025-14422: 1 source package rows (gimp); 9 state rows across 2 repos (3.23-community, edge-community); fixed 0, open 9. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2025-14422 |
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2025-14422 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (gimp), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-14422 |
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14422 |
suse
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high | CVE-2025-14422 severity important: SUSE including 42 source package names (gimp-2.10.30-150400.3.38.1, gimp-2.8.22-26.module+el8.10.0+23914+4745738d.4, …), 53 product×package rows across 7 product lines (SUSE Liberty Linux 8, SUSE Liberty Linux 9, … (7 product lines)): Fixed 53. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14422/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2025-14422 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (gimp), 8 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, plucky, questing, upstream, xenial): released 6, ignored 1, needed 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-14422 |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/commit/4ff2d773d58064e6130495de498e440f4a6d5edb | Patch |
| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-1136/ | Third Party Advisory |