Vulnerability · Published Aug 25, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-59183OpenEXR: Signed Integer Overflow Leading to Out-of-Bounds Memory Access in Deep Tile Decoding
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity integer overflow in openexr from AcademySoftwareFoundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 7% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image format, widely used in the motion picture industry. In versions 3.1.0 through 3.2.10, 3.3.0 through 3.3.12, and 3.4.0 through 3.4.13, an int32_t multiplication in OpenEXRCore's unpack_sample_table() can overflow while decoding a crafted deep tiled EXR file, producing an invalid pointer that leads to a read from an unmapped memory address and a crash. Because the overflow occurs in the standard decoding path (exr_decoding_run), any application that decodes deep tiled EXR files is affected. This issue is fixed in versions 3.2.11, 3.3.13, and 3.4.14.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.24 | openexr | 3.4.15-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-59183 |
| Debian:12 | openexr | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-59183 |
| Debian:13 | openexr | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-59183 |
| Debian:14 | openexr | 3.4.14-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-59183 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | openexr | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-59183 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| AcademySoftwareFoundation | openexr | >= 3.1.0, < 3.2.11>= 3.3.0, < 3.3.13>= 3.4.0, < 3.4.14 |
Weakness: CWE-190 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-rqp5-pmwm-wj6x x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/5e55a64ad1f119a8166542f4b6e034c31b7e043a x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/a6cf183725b5665ac3fdbec640125fba5ee1ab39 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/e2adb5be3bbc3a1f82f2bc06cc9699995a99a607 x_refsource_MISC