Pillow is a Python imaging library. Prior to 13.0.0, Pillow's FlashPix JPEG-tile decoder can write decoded scanlines beyond the allocated tile buffer. FlashPix (FPX) JPEG decoding selects raw mode LA with two bytes per pixel, while an unrecognized JPEG mode can be decoded as JCS_UNKNOWN with four components, causing ImagingJpegDecode to write four-component scanlines into the two-byte tile buffer. An attacker can supply a crafted OLE2 FlashPix file to an application with the optional olefile dependency installed that opens or thumbnails untrusted input. This can corrupt heap memory and may allow arbitrary code execution. This issue is fixed in version 13.0.0.
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Public exploits 1
- mcpmark-eval-liuhezi/security-advisory-research PoC on GitHub
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Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 3
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/242a059aedc1935097d9aa1dc3f099750467ba75 Patch
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-5x8w-8jj5-q52h Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-5x8w-8jj5-q52h Exploit, Vendor Advisory
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Change history 6
- Cpes+1 CPE criteria (now 1)NVD modified 2026-10-27 21:01
- StatusPublished → AnalyzedNVD modified 2026-10-27 21:01
- StatusUndergoing Analysis → PublishedNVD modified 2026-10-22 21:06
- StatusPublished → Undergoing AnalysisNVD modified 2026-10-20 19:48
- StatusReceived → PublishedNVD modified 2026-10-19 21:07
- First seenCVSS 9.2NVD modified 2026-10-19 22:17
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 4
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/242a059aedc1935097d9aa1dc3f099750467ba75 Patch
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/releases/tag/13.0.0 Release Notes
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-5x8w-8jj5-q52h Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-5x8w-8jj5-q52h Exploit, Vendor Advisory