CVE-2026-90949

High

Description

A flaw was found in GIMP's PSP (Paint Shop Pro) file loader. When processing a compressed selection channel, a heap-based buffer overflow can occur due to a mismatch between the allocated buffer size and the amount of data decompressed. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious PSP file. Opening this file in GIMP could lead to a crash or arbitrary code execution.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability26. percentile0.3%
ProductGIMP
PublishedSep 14, 2026
First seenSep 14, 2026

How to fix

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CVE-2026-90949 · GIMP · Dark Radar