CVE-2026-97185 Gimp: gimp: out-of-bounds write in gimpressionist plugin via crafted preset file
An attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution or cause a crash by tricking a user into loading a malicious GIMPressionist preset file.
- 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
What is CVE-2026-97185?
CVE-2026-97185 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, published on 24 Sep 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. When processing a specially crafted GIMPressionist preset file, the plug-in does not properly validate vector indices before writing into fixed-size arrays. This can lead to an out-of-bounds write, corrupting memory. An attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to load a malicious preset file, potentially causing a crash or enabling arbitrary code execution.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-97185?
Linux distribution packages (2)
gimp SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7 | All versions | 2.10.30-150400.3.82.1 |
gimp SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 | All versions | 2.10.30-150400.3.82.1 |
How do I fix CVE-2026-97185?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2026-97185 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-97185 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-97185, GHSA-wp8m-4297-94hv, SUSE-SU-2026:4653-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-97185.