A flaw was found in GIMP. This vulnerability, a buffer overflow in the `file-seattle-filmworks` plugin, can be exploited when a user opens a specially crafted Seattle Filmworks file. A remote attacker could leverage this to cause a denial of service (DoS), leading to the plugin crashing and potentially impacting the stability of the GIMP application.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 2
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40919 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458748 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 5.5 · gimp, redhatNVD modified 2026-10-26 21:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 5
cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 2
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40919 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458748 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory