CVE-2026-116723

High

Description

FLTK through 1.4.5 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Fl_BMP_Image::load_bmp_() that allows attackers to corrupt stack memory by supplying an oversized BMP colors_used field. Attackers can craft BMP or ICO files with colors_used above 256 to overflow the 768-byte colormap array, causing crashes or potential code execution.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductFltk
PublishedOct 26, 2026
First seenOct 26, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-121CWE-121

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
fltk fltkv ≤ 1.4.5—

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