CVE-2026-40918
An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in GIMP to potentially execute arbitrary code, disclose confidential information, manipulate data, or cause a denial-of-service condition.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities in GIMP enable arbitrary code execution, information disclosure, data manipulation, and denial of service.
- Who is affected
- GIMP users opening crafted files or processing untrusted input are affected.
- Urgency
- Medium to high urgency; code execution is possible through file handling.
- Action
- Update GIMP to the version that fixes all identified vulnerabilities.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.20% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 9% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] GIMP: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-08-18
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