# CVE-2026-40919: Gimp: gimp: denial of service via specially crafted seattle filmworks file

> A buffer overflow in the Seattle Filmworks plugin allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by tricking users into opening a crafted file.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 15 Apr 2026
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40919, GHSA-7x7j-88hg-3j82, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40919

## What is CVE-2026-40919?

CVE-2026-40919 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Gimp Gimp, published on 15 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A flaw was found in GIMP. This vulnerability, a buffer overflow in the `file-seattle-filmworks` plugin, can be exploited when a user opens a specially crafted Seattle Filmworks file. A remote attacker could leverage this to cause a denial of service (DoS), leading to the plugin crashing and potentially impacting the stability of the GIMP application.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-40919?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Gimp Gimp, Redhat Enterprise Linux.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-40919?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-40919 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-40919 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Gimp Gimp

- [CVE-2010-4541](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4541/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-3909](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3909/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-1570](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1570/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-0723](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0723/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-0733](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0733/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-40919 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-40919 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Gimp Gimp, published on 15 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-40919 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Gimp Gimp. 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-2026-40919/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-40919/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40919
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40919
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-40919

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-40919/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.