CVE-2026-40917

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.01 BB Relevance: 39/100
Published: 2026-04-15 Modified: 2026-10-26 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Low Complexity No Auth Conf. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Local
AC: Low
PR: None
UI: Required
S: Unchanged
C: High
I: None
A: High

Description

A flaw was found in GIMP. This vulnerability, a heap buffer over-read in the `icns_slurp()` function, occurs when processing specially crafted ICNS image files. An attacker could provide a malicious ICNS file, potentially leading to application crashes or information disclosure on systems that process such files.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (5)

References & Advisories (2)

Bug Bounty Relevance

39 / 100
✓ No authentication
✓ Low complexity

CVSS Score

7.1 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.17%
Raw Score 0.001670
Percentile 5.9%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00167
2026-10-28
0.00167

Intelligence Sources

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