CVE-2026-18303
An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in GIMP to execute arbitrary code.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities in GIMP enable arbitrary code execution.
- Who is affected
- GIMP users and deployments are affected.
- Urgency
- Medium priority; code execution capability warrants prompt patching despite medium severity.
- Action
- Update GIMP to a patched version addressing CVE-2026-18300 through CVE-2026-18307.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.49% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 40% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (2)
- medium[NEW] [medium] GIMP: Multiple vulnerabilities enable code executioncert-bund · 2026-08-21
- highCVE-2026-18303: GIMP TIF File Parsing Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vu…nvd · 2026-08-20
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