CVE-2026-69242

HIGH

8.4

CVSS v4

Description

libvips is a fast image processing library with low memory needs. Prior to version 8.18.3, a crafted many-band TIFF processed through VipsForeignLoadTiff can evade scanline validation in libvips/iofuncs/image.c and cause an integer overflow in vips_image_sanity. The resulting buffer-region calculation can access attacker-controlled negative offsets in mmap-resident allocations, allowing reads or writes of other image data, possible data disclosure through uncompressed .v output, and likely process crashes. Remote code execution has not been demonstrated but cannot be ruled out. This issue is fixed in version 8.18.3.

CWE-122Heap-based Buffer Overflow CWE-190Integer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

vipsDebian

Fixed in:8.18.3-1CVE-2026-69242

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

CVSS v4 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

Impact

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Exploit Intelligence

0.21%probability of exploitation in 30 days

11thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 11% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references4

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-122 (Heap-based Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2024-26256	High	7.8	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-25687	Medium	5.9	87%	-	Fix
CVE-2009-3459	High	8.8	87%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-21017	High	8.8	86%	KEV	-
CVE-2020-25683	Medium	5.9	86%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-69242?

Upgrade vips on debian unstable to 8.18.3-1 or later.

Is CVE-2026-69242 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-69242 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.21% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 11% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-69242?

CVE-2026-69242 has a CVSS v4 base score of 8.4, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-69242 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for vips (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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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 2026-08-21.