CVE-2026-2271 | Gimp: gimp: denial of service via crafted psp image file

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A flaw was found in GIMP's PSP (Paint Shop Pro) file parser. A remote attacker could exploit an integer overflow vulnerability in the read_creator_block() function by providing a specially crafted PSP image file. This vulnerability occurs when a 32-bit length value from the file is used for memory allocation without proper validation, leading to a heap overflow and an out-of-bounds write. Successful exploitation could result in an application level denial of service.

Published: 2026-03-26 Last update: 2026-04-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-2271 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2026-2271

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-2271

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 2026-04-28 0.15% 0.05% -0.10%
2 2026-04-27 0.06% 0.15% +0.10%
3 2026-03-27 — 0.06% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-2271

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.3 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 1.8 1.4 [email protected]
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-2271

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-2271

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2026-2271: 1 source package rows (gimp); 1 state rows across 1 repos (edge-community); fixed 0, open 1. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-2271
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-2271 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-2026-2271
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2271
suse high CVE-2026-2271 severity important: SUSE including 8 source package names (gimp-2.10.30-150400.3.44.1, gimp-devel-2.10.30-150400.3.44.1, …), 19 product×package rows across 3 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7, SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7, openSUSE Leap 15.6): Fixed 19. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2271/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-2271 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (gimp), 7 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, upstream, xenial): needs-triage 7. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-2271

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-2271

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gimp gimp 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:3.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-2271

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