Heap corruption via tile-buffer allocation overflow
Published Aug 25, 2026 · Updated Aug 25, 2026
Heap out-of-bounds write in OpenEXR before 3.2.11, 3.3.0 through 3.3.12, and 3.4.0 through 3.4.13 allows attackers to crash applications. Array2D::resizeErase multiplies tile dimensions as 32-bit long values before allocation, so wraparound creates an undersized heap buffer that tile decoding overruns. Reachability requires a crafted tiled EXR, a 32-bit ILP32 build, and an application that reads it through the public TiledRgbaInputFile RGBA API; the confirmed consequence is heap corruption and a crash.
Summary
What happened
Heap out-of-bounds write in OpenEXR before 3.2.11, 3.3.0 through 3.3.12, and 3.4.0 through 3.4.13 allows attackers to crash applications. Array2D::resizeErase multiplies tile dimensions as 32-bit long values before allocation, so wraparound creates an undersized heap buffer that tile decoding overruns. Reachability requires a crafted tiled EXR, a 32-bit ILP32 build, and an application that reads it through the public TiledRgbaInputFile RGBA API; the confirmed consequence is heap corruption and a crash.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-59186
- Published
- Aug 25, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 25, 2026
- Vendor
- Academy Software Foundation
- Product
- OpenEXR
- Classifications
- CWE-122, CWE-190, CWE-787, T1204.002
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 25, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
Present is not the same as exploitable
Compare your product and version with the public record. A matching version still requires validation against your environment.
Is a vulnerable build present?
Compare these published version ranges with your installed build and any vendor patches.
- Affected versionversion=< 3.2.11
- Affected versionversion=>= 3.3.0, < 3.3.13
- Affected versionversion=>= 3.4.0, < 3.4.14
What conditions does exploitation require?
What is affected?
Published CVSS scores
CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.
Attacks
What attackers are doing with it
Daily unique IPs observed by Shadowserver honeypots for known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs). Missing observations do not establish an absence of attacks.
Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- OpenEXR ILP32 tiled RGBA proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
Labels summarize the accepted research assessment. They do not indicate a test against your environment.
Technologies
Your stack
See the directory against your own environment.
Your stack
Check the software in your environment
Book a demo to see how Hinoki identifies affected software and validates exploitability in your environment.
Book a demo