CVE-2026-96546

A one-byte out-of-bounds heap read flaw was found in GIMP's uncompressed DDS image loader. When a user opens an uncompressed DDS image, the file-dds plug-in performs an unconditional one-byte look-ahead after processing the final pixel. This may cause the plug-in to crash if the byte immediately following the pixel buffer is inaccessible; no information disclosure or code execution has been demonstrated.

  • Published Sep 23, 2026
  • CVSS 2.5 low
  • 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)

Affected software

CVE-2026-96546 at the National Vulnerability Database