CVE-2026-2044

Name	CVE-2026-2044
Description	GIMP PGM File Parsing Uninitialized Memory Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GIMP. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of PGM files. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of memory prior to accessing it. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-28158.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
gimp (PTS)	bullseye	2.10.22-4+deb11u2	vulnerable
	bullseye (security)	2.10.22-4+deb11u6	vulnerable
	bookworm	2.10.34-1+deb12u5	vulnerable
	bookworm (security)	2.10.34-1+deb12u8	vulnerable
	trixie	3.0.4-3+deb13u2	vulnerable
	trixie (security)	3.0.4-3+deb13u6	vulnerable
	forky	3.2.0~RC2-3.1	fixed
	sid	3.2.0~RC2-3.3	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
gimp	source	(unstable)	3.2.0~RC2-1

Notes

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-118/
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/15287
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/merge_requests/2569
Fixed by: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/commit/112a5e038f0646eae5ae314988ec074433d2b365 (GIMP_3_2_0_RC2)
Fixed by: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/commit/3b5f9ec2b4c03cf4a51a5414f2793844c26747e5 (GIMP_3_0_8)