Pillow is a Python imaging library. Prior to 13.0.0, Pillow's JPEG decoder can write a full-width scanline into a buffer sized for a requested draft scale. ImagingJpegDecode does not verify libjpeg's actual output width and component count after scaling is requested, and an 8-bit lossless SOF3 JPEG decoded by a build linked to libjpeg-turbo 3.x can ignore the requested downscaling geometry. An attacker can supply such a JPEG to an application that uses draft() or thumbnail() to request downscaling. This can corrupt heap memory, crash the process, or potentially allow code execution. Older libjpeg-turbo 2.x and IJG builds reject the SOF3 input. This issue is fixed in version 13.0.0.
Fix
Public exploits 1
- al4n4n/CVE-2026-112403 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-8g5g-8vmr-9782 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-8g5g-8vmr-9782 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
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Change history 6
- Cpes+1 CPE criteria (now 1)NVD modified 2026-10-27 15:00
- StatusPublished → AnalyzedNVD modified 2026-10-27 15:00
- StatusUndergoing Analysis → PublishedNVD modified 2026-10-22 21:08
- StatusPublished → Undergoing AnalysisNVD modified 2026-10-20 19:48
- StatusReceived → PublishedNVD modified 2026-10-19 21:22
- 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-8g5g-8vmr-9782 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-8g5g-8vmr-9782 Exploit, Vendor Advisory