[NEW] [UNPATCHED] [medium] GIMP: Multiple vulnerabilities

mediumCVE-2026-6694 CVE-2026-6695

A local attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in GIMP to conduct a denial of service attack, manipulate data, and potentially execute arbitrary code.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: GIMP product: GIMP Denial of service Code injection Memory corruption

What: Multiple unpatched vulnerabilities in GIMP allow local attackers to conduct denial of service attacks, manipulate data, and potentially execute arbitrary code.
Who is affected: All GIMP installations are affected; local access is required for exploitation.
Urgency: Medium severity with unpatched status; local exploitation limits immediate risk but code execution potential warrants attention.
Action: Await GIMP security patches for CVE-2026-6694 and CVE-2026-6695; restrict GIMP access to trusted users until patched.

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Details

Source: CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity: medium
Published: 2026-08-03
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-2026-2616

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-2026-66940.15% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 5% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-66950.15% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 5% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-6694	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org
CVE-2026-6695	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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