What is CVE-2026-78465?

CVE-2026-78465 is Gimp: integer overflow in pcx loader (planes=4) leads to heap overflow on 32-bit. The supplied enrichment data classifies it as Memory Corruption mapped to CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound.

Which versions are affected?

Affected product and version evidence is listed in the product table above. Current public advisories should be checked for exact version scope before patch targeting is finalized.

Is there active exploitation?

Active exploitation is not confirmed from current sources for CVE-2026-78465. If exploitation is not confirmed from current sources, teams should document that status and continue monitoring KEV, vendor, and telemetry updates.

No. CVE-2026-78465 is not listed in CISA KEV in the supplied enrichment data. KEV status should be monitored because it can change after initial disclosure or after exploitation becomes publicly confirmed.

Is there a public exploit?

1 public PoC repositories reported; 0 marked weaponized in current dataset. Public exploit or PoC availability should raise triage priority, especially for exposed or business-critical systems.

How can defenders detect it?

Start with Not reported where available. Look for vulnerability-class behavior, product errors, suspicious authentication events, exploit probes, and abnormal process activity based only on evidence that applies to the affected product.

How should teams prioritize it?

Prioritize CVE-2026-78465 using CVSS 7, EPSS 0%, KEV status, public PoC status, and asset exposure. Internet-facing, privileged, or business-critical deployments should be handled first.

Are workarounds available?

The supplied mitigation guidance says to apply vendor patches and restrict external exposure until fixed. Fixed-version evidence is listed in the mitigation section above.

Which threat actors are linked publicly?

No public threat actor linkage is confirmed from current sources. Do not attribute exploitation to a threat actor unless the source evidence explicitly supports that linkage.

What should be done in the next 24 hours?

Identify exposed assets running affected vendor/product/version combinations. Prioritize based on EPSS, PoC availability, and external exposure. Search available logs for exploit probes, errors, authentication anomalies, or suspicious child processes matching the vulnerability class. Open remediation tickets with affected assets, owners, evidence status, and detection coverage so decisions are traceable.

highMemory Corruptionpublic exploit

CVE-2026-78465

CVE-2026-78465 — Gimp: integer overflow in pcx loader (planes=4) leads to heap overflow on 32-bit

A flaw was found in the file-pcx plugin in GIMP, affecting 32-bit builds only. When processing a PCX image file, the plugin calculates memory allocation sizes based on the image dimensions and the number of color planes. If a crafted file sets the number of planes to 4 alongside sufficiently large dimensions, the calculation exceeds the 32-bit integer limit and overflows, resulting in an undersized heap-based buffer allocation. This integer overflow issue results in a heap-based buffer overflow when the plugin subsequently writes image data into the undersized buffer, causing memory corruption, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or a denial of service.

Published Aug 24, 2026Updated Aug 24, 2026Sources: NVD, Red Hat (CNA), GitHub, GitHub Security Advisory, Red Hat (VEX), SOCRadar CTI

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.

Exploitation

Exploit code

public exploit, none observed

EPSS

ahead of 0% of scored CVEs

Affects

Red Hat

4 products listed

CVSS base

high

Remediation

The vendor's own words where we have them.

Upgrade Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 to a fixed release. Apply vendor patches per advisory and restrict external exposure of the affected component until patched.

Red Hat VEX · CVE-2026-78465

fixed0affected32not affected0

workaround: To mitigate this vulnerability, do not open PCX files from untrusted sources with GIMP.

no_fix_planned: Out of support scope

none_available: Affected

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record's own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found.

Identify exposed assets running affected vendor/product/version combinations.
Prioritize based on EPSS, PoC availability, and external exposure.
Search available logs for exploit probes, errors, authentication anomalies, or suspicious child processes matching the vulnerability class.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and version as the advisories word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	—	Vulnerable
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	—	Vulnerable
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	—	Vulnerable
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	—	Vulnerable

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Availability

High

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Scope

Unchanged

Attack Complexity

High

Attack Vector

Local

Privileges Req

None

User Interaction

Required

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Source
7	CVSS 3.1	high	1	5.9	Red Hat (CNA), GHSA, Red Hat (VEX)

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

What this weakness leads to

MITRE's own consequences and mitigations for the weakness class — the authority's wording, not guidance derived from the CVSS vector.

MITRE

CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound

DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU)
DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory)
DoS: Instability

Mitigation: Ensure that all protocols are strictly defined, such that all out-of-bounds behavior can be identified simply, and require strict conformance to the protocol.

Weakness & attack patterns

CWE-190Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Attack patterns reported against this CVE. The ATT&CK techniques below are inferred from its weakness class.

CAPEC-92 · Forced Integer Overflow

Public exploit

Capability, not use: code existing is a different claim from anyone running it.

Repositories

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not rules we have tested.

Monitor for scanner or exploit-pattern traffic after 1 public PoC repositories were reported.

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first — with the readings a source repeats on a schedule counted underneath rather than listed.

2026
Added · CVSS 3.1 7.0 (AV:L)
Aug 24, 2026 · NVD
Initial · CVE published
Aug 24, 2026 · NVD
Reported to Red Hat.
Aug 24, 2026 · Red Hat
Added · GHSA-944m-78f8-q7cr published (high)
Aug 24, 2026 · GitHub Security Advisory
CVE published by mitre
Aug 24, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
Reported · Made public.
Jul 24, 2026 · Red Hat

Source activity

Readings a source repeats on a schedule, counted rather than listed.

1×CVE modified by NIST, Modified, LinkAug 24, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI

References

6 on the record

access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-78465
Vendor Advisory, NIST
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2522057
Vendor Advisory, Mitre, NIST
gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16578
Vendor Advisory, NIST
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78465
NVD
github.com/advisories/GHSA-944m-78f8-q7cr
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-78465
Vendor Advisory

Elsewhere on this site

Red Hatevery CVE for this vendor
Memory Corruptionsame class
CWE-190other pages naming this weakness

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record1

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2026-78465 is Gimp: integer overflow in pcx loader (planes=4) leads to heap overflow on 32-bit, a high vulnerability affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 from Red Hat. The current evidence does not list it in CISA KEV, and the exploit status is: Active exploitation is not confirmed from current sources for CVE-2026-78465. Public exploit evidence is: 1 public PoC repositories reported; 0 marked weaponized in current dataset. The affected-version evidence is listed in the key facts and affected products tables. Defenders should first verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run those versions, then apply vendor patches or mitigations, restrict reachable attack surface, and preserve logs for detection review. CVSS 7 describes technical severity, while EPSS 0% helps estimate near-term exploit likelihood; neither replaces asset context. Unknown fields should remain explicit in tickets, and threat actor, IOC, victimology, or payload claims should not be added unless a cited source supports them. Monitor CISA KEV, vendor advisories, NVD changes, public PoC repositories, and internal telemetry for update triggers.