CVE-2026-23868

Giflib contains a double-free vulnerability that is the result of a shallow copy in GifMakeSavedImage and incorrect error handling. The conditions needed to trigger this vulnerability are difficult but may be possible.

Published: 2026-03-10 Last update: 2026-05-07 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-23868 is rated Low Risk (22/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-23868

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 2026-03-11 — 0.02% —

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-23868

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.1 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/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:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
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.
 1.4 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-23868

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-23868

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-23868 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (giflib), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): open 3, resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-23868
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23868
suse medium CVE-2026-23868 severity moderate: SUSE including 14 source package names (giflib-devel-32bit-5.2.2-150000.4.19.1, giflib-devel-32bit-5.2.2-3.1, …), 21 product×package rows across 6 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-TERADATA, … (6 product lines)): Fixed 21. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23868/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-23868 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (giflib), 7 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, upstream, xenial): needs-triage 7. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-23868

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-23868

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
giflib_project giflib >= 5.0.0, <= 6.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:giflib_project:giflib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-23868

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