CVE-2026-5201
What it is
A flaw was found in the gdk-pixbuf library. This heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability occurs in the JPEG image loader due to improper validation of color component counts when processing a specially crafted JPEG image. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw without user interaction, for example, via thumbnail generation. Successful exploitation leads to application crashes and denial of service (DoS) conditions.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 1.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-122
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Gnome gdk-pixbuf < 2.44.6
- Redhat Ai Inference Server < 3.3.3
- Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux 9.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux 10.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Aus 8.2
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Aus 8.4
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Fix and advisories
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10707
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10708
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10741
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11325
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11326
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11327
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11328
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11806
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12060
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12061
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12062
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12114
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12115
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16008
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16009
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16030
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16174
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19127
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19210
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19724
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19725
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25096
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5201
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2453291
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdk-pixbuf/-/issues/304