CVE-2026-40916

gimp: A flaw was found in GIMP

CVE-2026-40916 is fixed in gimp on 1 platform by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40916 (version 3.2.2-1), released May 15, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.5
medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0021
11th percentile

A flaw was found in GIMP. A stack buffer overflow vulnerability in the TIM image loader's 4BPP decoding path allows a local user to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). By opening a specially crafted TIM image file, the application crashes due to an unconditional overflow when writing to a variable-length array.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
gimp · Debian 14 3.2.2-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40916 May 15, 2026

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