CVE-2026-118752 FreeImage before 3.19.22 Heap Buffer Overflow via IFF/LBM PBM RLE Decoder
High 8.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-118752 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-118752 is a high-severity vulnerability in FreeImage, published on 28 Oct 2026.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-118752 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: FreeImage. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-118752/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-118752/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-118752?
CVE-2026-118752 is a high-severity vulnerability in FreeImage, published on 28 Oct 2026.
Official description
FreeImage (danoli3 fork) before 3.19.22 contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the PBM RLE decoder of PluginIFF.cpp that lacks bounds checks on ByteRun1 runs. Attackers can supply a crafted IFF/LBM PBM file with runs straddling scanline ends to write up to 127 controlled bytes past the heap-allocated bitmap.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-118752?
How do I fix CVE-2026-118752?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-118752 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-118752 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-118752 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pqw8-2jmw-8f2c, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-118752.