{
  "threat_severity" : "Important",
  "public_date" : "2026-02-20T22:23:23Z",
  "bugzilla" : {
    "description" : "gimp: GIMP: Remote Code Execution via uninitialized memory in PGM file parsing",
    "id" : "2441521",
    "url" : "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2441521"
  },
  "cvss3" : {
    "cvss3_base_score" : "8.8",
    "cvss3_scoring_vector" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "status" : "verified"
  },
  "cwe" : "CWE-908",
  "details" : [ "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.\nThe 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.", "A flaw was found in GIMP. This uninitialized memory vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on affected installations. Successful exploitation requires user interaction, where the target must open a specially crafted PGM (Portable Graymap) image file. This can lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current process." ],
  "affected_release" : [ {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-19T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5113",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8",
    "package" : "gimp:2.8-8100020260312152017.4c9c024f"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-23T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5435",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2",
    "package" : "gimp:2.8-8020020260319131243.c3a0935b"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-23T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5436",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4",
    "package" : "gimp:2.8-8040020260320114321.70584597"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-23T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5436",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.4",
    "package" : "gimp:2.8-8040020260320114321.70584597"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-23T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5434",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6",
    "package" : "gimp:2.8-8060020260319125557.6af1eaf0"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-23T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5434",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6",
    "package" : "gimp:2.8-8060020260319125557.6af1eaf0"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-23T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5434",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6",
    "package" : "gimp:2.8-8060020260319125557.6af1eaf0"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-23T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5437",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.8",
    "package" : "gimp:2.8-8080020260319123205.0621e4ee"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-23T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5437",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.8",
    "package" : "gimp:2.8-8080020260319123205.0621e4ee"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-10T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:4173",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9",
    "package" : "gimp-2:3.0.4-1.el9_7.4"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-23T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5390",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0",
    "package" : "gimp-2:2.99.8-3.el9_0.5"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-23T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5389",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.2",
    "package" : "gimp-2:2.99.8-4.el9_2.5"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-23T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5391",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4",
    "package" : "gimp-2:2.99.8-4.el9_4.5"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-23T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5388",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6",
    "package" : "gimp-2:2.99.8-4.el9_6.6"
  } ],
  "package_state" : [ {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6",
    "fix_state" : "Out of support scope",
    "package_name" : "gimp",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7",
    "fix_state" : "Out of support scope",
    "package_name" : "gimp",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7"
  } ],
  "references" : [ "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-2044\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2044\nhttps://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/merge_requests/2569/diffs?commit_id=112a5e038f0646eae5ae314988ec074433d2b365\nhttps://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-118/" ],
  "name" : "CVE-2026-2044",
  "mitigation" : {
    "value" : "Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.",
    "lang" : "en:us"
  },
  "csaw" : false
}