[UPDATE] [high] GIMP: Multiple vulnerabilities allow code execution

highCVE-2025-48796 CVE-2025-48797 CVE-2025-48798

A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in GIMP to execute arbitrary code.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: GIMP product: GIMP Remote code execution

What: Multiple vulnerabilities in GIMP allow remote code execution.
Who is affected: Any user running GIMP and opening untrusted files or content.
Urgency: High severity; immediate patching required as multiple RCE vectors exist.
Action: Update GIMP to the latest patched version addressing CVE-2025-48796, CVE-2025-48797, and CVE-2025-48798.

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Details

Source: CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity: high
Published: 2026-07-31
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-2025-1144

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-2025-487960.17% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 6% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-487970.22% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 12% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-487980.19% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 9% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2025-48796	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org
CVE-2025-48797	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org
CVE-2025-48798	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for GIMP

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.

high[NEW] [high] GIMP Plugins: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-08-06
medium[NEW] [medium] GIMP: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-08-05
medium[NEW] [medium] GIMP: Vulnerability allows denial of service and potentially code executioncert-bund · 2026-08-05
highCVE-2026-42169: A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability exists in the APNG (Animated PNG) file loader of GIMP. Th…nvd · 2026-08-04
medium[NEW] [UNPATCHED] [medium] GIMP: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-08-03
mediumCVE-2026-6695: A flaw was found in GIMP. A remote attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into opening …nvd · 2026-08-03