CVE-2026-65969Public exploit

Process crash via GIF palette integer overflow

Published Sep 18, 2026 · Updated Sep 18, 2026

Out-of-bounds read in affected OpenImageIO releases allows local users to crash image transcoders with a truncated TGA file. During GIF output close, GifSplitPalette multiplies the pixel count by the palette partition width in signed 32-bit arithmetic, corrupting subPixelsA and indexing beyond the image buffer. The path requires an application or user to convert the attacker-controlled TGA to GIF; metadata inspection alone does not trigger the crash.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Oct 19, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Out-of-bounds read in affected OpenImageIO releases allows local users to crash image transcoders with a truncated TGA file. During GIF output close, GifSplitPalette multiplies the pixel count by the palette partition width in signed 32-bit arithmetic, corrupting subPixelsA and indexing beyond the image buffer. The path requires an application or user to convert the attacker-controlled TGA to GIF; metadata inspection alone does not trigger the crash.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-65969
Published
Sep 18, 2026
Updated
Sep 18, 2026
Vendor
Academy Software Foundation
Product
OpenImageIO
Classifications
CWE-125, CWE-190, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 18, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 18, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 3.0.21.0
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 3.1.0.0, < 3.1.16.0
  3. Affected versionversion=>= 3.2.0.0-dev, < 3.2.0.3-beta1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Academy Software Foundation · OpenImageIOversion=< 3.0.21.0; version=>= 3.1.0.0, < 3.1.16.0; version=>= 3.2.0.0-dev, < 3.2.0.3-beta1

Published CVSS scores

5.5GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 22, 2026Sep 28, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 28, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-190Integer Overflow or Wraparound
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

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