CVE-2026-59186
What it is
OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image format, widely used in the motion picture industry. In versions before 3.2.11, 3.3.0 through 3.3.12, and 3.4.0 through 3.4.13, a crafted tiled EXR can trigger a heap out-of-bounds write on 32-bit/ILP32 builds when read through the public TiledRgbaInputFile RGBA API. The file uses a small 40x40 dataWindow but a 65537x65537 tile size. On ILP32, the Array2D<Rgba> tile-conversion buffer size calculation overflows, allocates a much smaller heap buffer, and tile decode writes past that allocation. This issue is fixed in versions 3.2.11, 3.3.13, and 3.4.14.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.3% 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: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.1 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-122
- Record status
- Deferred
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.1
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/71907b44ce9a1b05bf3934b8a7821752750731ab
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/904141d3a1f86327ad1e2b93fc92ce2dd5881d34
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/b1a5887372772d79328f4eb42b7f86352a38170b
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-f667-c4wm-c8gq
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-f667-c4wm-c8gq
References
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/71907b44ce9a1b05bf3934b8a7821752750731ab
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/904141d3a1f86327ad1e2b93fc92ce2dd5881d34
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/b1a5887372772d79328f4eb42b7f86352a38170b
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-f667-c4wm-c8gq
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-f667-c4wm-c8gq