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[UPDATE] [medium] GIMP: Vulnerability enables code execution

mediumCVE-2025-5473
A remote anonymous attacker can exploit a vulnerability in GIMP to execute arbitrary code.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: GIMPproduct: GIMPRemote code execution
What
A vulnerability in GIMP enables remote code execution.
Who is affected
Any user running GIMP and processing untrusted input.
Urgency
Medium severity; patch available and should be applied.
Action
Update GIMP to the version patching CVE-2025-5473.

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Details

Source
CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity
medium
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-2025-0944

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.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2025-5473coverage & exploitation statusNVD · 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.

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