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CVE-2026-43996

OpenImageIO is a toolset for reading, writing, and manipulating image files of any image file format relevant to VFX / a

OpenImageIO is a toolset for reading, writing, and manipulating image files of any image file format relevant to VFX / animation. Prior to 3.0.18.0 and 3.1.13.0, the bounds check in TGAInput::decode_pixel computes k + palbytespp as unsigned 32-bit arithmetic. When k = 0xFFFFFFFC and palbytespp = 4, the addition wraps to 0, which compares less than palette_alloc_size and passes the check.

The subsequent palette access uses the unwrapped k (0xFFFFFFFC) as the index, reading ~4 GB past the start of the palette buffer, SEGV. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.0.18.0 and 3.1.13.0.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.00013
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Affected Products & Versions

3
openimageio< 3.0.18.0
openimageio>= 3.1.0.0 and < 3.1.13.0
openimageioall versions

Public Exploits & PoCs

1

Scoring & Timeline

5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · security-advisories@github.com
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Published to NVD14 May 2026 · 08:17 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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