CVE-2026-59091 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A flaw was found in GIMP's file format plugins, including those for PSD and PAA files. A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted image file. This could lead to unexpected application behavior or other potential security impacts without requiring further user interaction.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

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Vendors	Products
Redhat	Enterprise Linux

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References

Link	Providers
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-59091
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2496585
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16510

History

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A flaw was found in GIMP's file format plugins, including those for PSD and PAA files. A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted image file. This could lead to unexpected application behavior or other potential security impacts without requiring further user interaction.
Title		Gimp: gimp: multiple vulnerabilities in file format plugins via crafted image file
First Time appeared		Redhat Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses		CWE-787
CPEs		cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products		Redhat Redhat enterprise Linux
References		https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-59091 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2496585 https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16510
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2026-08-10T18:48:36.509Z

Updated: 2026-08-10T18:48:36.509Z

Reserved: 2026-07-02T15:11:12.821Z

Link: CVE-2026-59091

Vulnrichment

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-10T21:15:07Z

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