CVE-2026-22801
A local attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in libpng to conduct a Denial of Service attack or disclose confidential information.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities in libpng API functions enable denial of service and information disclosure attacks.
- Who is affected
- Systems and applications using libpng for PNG image processing.
- Urgency
- Moderate urgency; medium severity with no current exploitation reported.
- Action
- Update libpng to a patched version addressing CVE-2026-22695 and CVE-2026-22801.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.12% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 2% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] libpng (API functions): Multiple vulnerabilities enable DoS and information disclosurecert-bund · 2026-08-12
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