Is CVE-2026-40918 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-40918 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-40918?

CVE-2026-40918 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-40918?

CVE-2026-40918 has an EPSS score of 0.20% (10th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-40918?

Upgrade gimp on debian unstable to 3.2.2-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-40918

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A flaw was found in GIMP. Processing a specially crafted PVR image file with large dimensions can lead to a denial of service (DoS). This occurs due to a stack-based buffer overflow and an out-of-bounds read in the PVR image loader, causing the application to crash. Systems that process untrusted PVR image files are affected.

CWE-131

How to fix

Remediation Available

gimpDebian

Fixed in:3.2.2-1CVE-2026-40918

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 RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.20%probability of exploitation in 30 days

10thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 10% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

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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 2026-04-28.