Is CVE-2026-3281 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-3281 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-3281?

CVE-2026-3281 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-3281?

CVE-2026-3281 has an EPSS score of 0.24% (15th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-3281?

Upgrade vips on debian 12 to 8.14.1-3+deb12u3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-3281

MEDIUM

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability was detected in libvips 8.19.0. This affects the function vips_bandrank_build of the file libvips/conversion/bandrank.c. Performing a manipulation of the argument index results in heap-based buffer overflow. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is named fd28c5463697712cb0ab116a2c55e4f4d92c4088. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow CWE-122Heap-based Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

vipsDebian

Fixed in:8.14.1-3+deb12u3CVE-2026-3281

Fixed in:8.16.1-1+deb13u1CVE-2026-3281

Fixed in:8.18.0-3CVE-2026-3281

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.24%probability of exploitation in 30 days

15thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 15% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Exploit2

Third-Party Advisory2

VDB Entry1

vuldb.com

Product1

github.com

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CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.