[NEW] [medium] GIMP: Vulnerability allows code execution and denial of service

mediumCVE-2026-58379

A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in GIMP to execute arbitrary program code and to carry out a denial of service attack.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: GIMP product: GIMP Remote code execution Denial of service

What: A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in GIMP to execute arbitrary program code and to carry out a denial of service attack.
Who is affected: Local users of GIMP.
Urgency: Remediation is medium urgency as the vulnerability allows for remote code execution.
Action: Update to the latest version of GIMP.

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Details

Source: CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity: medium
Published: 2026-07-06
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync
Language: Machine-translated to English — verify against the original

Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-2204

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-583790.23% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 14% of all scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-58379	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

Same CVEs, other sources

How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.

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A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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highCVE-2026-58379: A flaw was found in GIMP's Paint Shop Pro (PSP) file format parser. This heap buffer overflow …nvd · 2026-07-03