---
id: "CVE-2026-119528"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-119528"]
title: "GIMP: crafted PSD file overflows a stack buffer and can run code"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["desktop", "gimp", "linux", "other", "psd"]
not_affected_if: ["no-psd-import", "trusted-files-only"]
published_at: "2026-10-30T14:16:45+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-30T14:30:53+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-30T14:33:51+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119528", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-30T14:30:53+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": null, "first_seen_at": "2026-10-30T14:33:51+00:00"}]
---

# GIMP: crafted PSD file overflows a stack buffer and can run code

GIMP's PSD plug-in copies a converted image resource name into a fixed stack buffer using the wrong size. Opening a crafted PSD file can crash GIMP or potentially run arbitrary code.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

Run gimp --version (or Help > About). No affected range is published yet; treat any GIMP that can import PSD as exposed until upstream issue #16799 or your distro lists a fixed build.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-30T14:30:53+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119528
- 2026-10-30T14:33:51+00:00 analyst — Red Hat advisory read (Important, CWE-121, upstream issue gitlab.gnome.org GIMP #16799, unreadable via web-cli). No affected/fixed versions found on any page; fix unknown, left unverified. Mitigation per Red Hat: do not open untrusted PSD, avoid browsing PSD dirs in file dialog (thumbnails), remove gimp if unneeded.

## Documents

- [advisory] Red Hat CVE-2026-119528 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-119528

## From the sources

A flaw was found in GIMP. The PSD plug-in’s image resource header loader uses an incorrect destination size when copying a converted resource name into a fixed stack buffer. Opening a crafted PSD file can cause a stack-based buffer overflow, leading to a crash and potentially arbitrary code execution.

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