CVE-2026-128066

8.7 HIGH Fix listed Denial of service Library

What it is

Pillow is a Python imaging library. From 1.0 through 12.3.0, ImageFileDirectory_v2.load() in src/PIL/TiffImagePlugin.py retains a separate bytes object for each out-of-line IFD tag value without limiting the total data read or preventing distinct tags from referencing the same file region. A small crafted TIFF or EXIF-bearing JPEG, PNG, WebP, or MPO can therefore cause memory use quadratic in the input size. TIFF and some JPEG paths trigger parsing during Image.open(), while other formats are exposed when EXIF is requested, including through getexif() or ImageOps.exif_transpose(). The declared pixel dimensions do not bound this metadata allocation, so decompression-bomb checks do not prevent process memory exhaustion. This issue is fixed in version 13.0.0.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2026-11-12 21:24 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2026-11-13 00:20 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-11-13 00:20 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: not scored yet.
Severity: 8.7 HIGH (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2026-11-13 00:20 UTC
Last modified: 2026-11-13 00:20 UTC
Weakness: CWE-770 · Allocation without limits
Record status: Awaiting Analysis

Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 8.7

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Raw vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record