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Weakness
CWE
CWE-787
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, write limits
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation

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Impact

This is a genuine but not urgent priority - the classic profile of a high-CVSS memory-corruption bug that is real but not mass-exploitable. The CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH) is driven by full C:H/I:H/A:H impact from a CWE-787 out-of-bounds write in GIMP's GIMPressionist plug-in, but the vector is local (AV:L) and requires user interaction (UI:R) - the victim must be convinced to open a malicious GIMPressionist preset file. There is no EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit code provided in the input, so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' The RCE/'arbitrary code execution' framing is the worst-case outcome and is not guaranteed - reliable code execution from a heap/stack OOB write is non-trivial and modern hardening (ASLR, stack canaries, RELRO on RHEL builds) often reduces impact to a crash (DoS). No signals conflict, but note that the CPE set lists Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6-10 as the affected products, whereas the actual vulnerable software is the GIMP application shipped within those distributions; treat RHEL as the distribution channel, not the product. Prioritize patching for workstations/multi-user hosts where users routinely open untrusted image assets, but this is not a remotely-wormable, drive-by-scale issue.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 24, 2026

An out-of-bounds write in GIMP's GIMPressionist plug-in allows an attacker to corrupt memory by convincing a user to load a malicious preset file, potentially leading to a crash or arbitrary code execution. The flaw is an unauthenticated local attack (CVSS PR:N) that requires user interaction (UI:R) to open a crafted preset file, and it affects GIMP as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 through 10 plus likely upstream GIMP versions. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and the overall risk is assessed as genuine but not urgent due to the requirement for user interaction with a crafted file.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch is identified in the provided intelligence; the Red Hat advisory (https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97185) and Bugzilla (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2539980) alongside the GNOME GitLab work item (https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16788) are the tracking references to monitor for a fixed GIMP build. Once a patched version is available, update GIMP via your distribution's package manager (e.g., for RHEL, apply the updated RPM through Red Hat Update Infrastructure). Until then, avoid loading GIMPressionist preset files from untrusted sources. As a compensating control, disable or remove the GIMPressionist plug-in (e.g., by renaming or deleting the plug-in binary), which eliminates the vulnerable code path at the cost of losing that artistic effect. Restricting file access and practicing caution with downloaded preset files further reduces exposure, though it does not eliminate the vulnerability.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) and resides in the GIMPressionist plug-in, which is part of the GNU Image Manipulation Program. When parsing a specially crafted GIMPressionist preset file, the plug-in fails to validate vector indices before using them to write into fixed-size arrays, causing memory corruption. The CPE data identifies affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, indicating that the GIMP packages distributed with those operating systems contain the vulnerable code. The underlying issue is a classic lack of bounds checking on array indices, which can be exploited to overwrite adjacent memory. The upstream fix is being tracked in GNOME GitLab work item 16788.

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Severity by source

Vendor (redhat) PRIMARY 7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SUSE HIGH
Red Hat 7.8 HIGH

Primary rating from Vendor (redhat).

CVSS VectorVendor: redhat

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

A flaw was found in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted GIMPressionist preset file, the plug-in does not properly validate vector indices before writing into fixed-size arrays. This can lead to an out-of-bounds write, corrupting memory. An attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to load a malicious preset file, potentially causing a crash or enabling arbitrary code execution.

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Why It Matters

GIMP, the image editor packaged with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 through 10 and commonly deployed on user workstations, carries a high-severity memory-corruption flaw in its GIMPressionist plug-in that can be triggered when a user opens a crafted preset file. Successful exploitation is unauthenticated and requires user interaction, and could crash the application or allow code execution with the privileges of the user who opened the file. No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis, and no public exploit identified at time of analysis, so this is a manageable but unpatched exposure concentrated on engineering, design, and documentation endpoints where GIMP is installed.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: disable or remove the GIMPressionist plug-in on all GIMP installs across RHEL 6 through 10, restrict or block ingestion of untrusted preset files (email attachments, downloads, shared drives, removable media), run GIMP only as a non-privileged user in a sandboxed or containerized context, enforce application allowlisting and endpoint detection and response on affected workstations, and train users not to open preset files from untrusted sources.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 98% exploitable
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium
EUVD NVD CVE.org EPSS Vulnrichment Vendor CIRCL

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

39
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +39
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Buffer Overflow HIGH

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.

Memory Corruption HIGH

Memory corruption occurs when a program writes data beyond the boundaries of allocated memory regions or accesses memory in unintended ways, violating the integrity of the process's address space.

Remote Code Execution CRITICAL

Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux_9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Vendor StatusVendor

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Severity: Important
Product Status
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References

Advisories & patches
ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97185 REF https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75575 REF https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97185 REF https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2539980 REF https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16788

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