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High 7.8Published Feb 27, 2026

CVE-2026-3281A vulnerability was detected in libvips 8.19.0.

Updated under an hour ago ()

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No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

A vulnerability was detected in libvips 8.19.0. This affects the function vips_bandrank_build of the file libvips/conversion/bandrank.c. Performing a manipulation of the argument index results in heap-based buffer overflow. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is named fd28c5463697712cb0ab116a2c55e4f4d92c4088. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

CVSS
7.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-119, CWE-122
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
Not given
NVD analysis
Analyzed
Record last updated
Jun 17, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
libvips libvips
libvips:libvips
8.19.0
NVD

References

  • product
  • patch
  • exploit, issue-tracking, vendor-advisory
  • exploit, issue-tracking, vendor-advisory
  • issue-tracking, patch
  • permissions-required, vdb-entry
  • third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
  • third-party-advisory, vdb-entry

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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