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CVE-2026-112394

Pillow: P;2L and P;4L decoders may read 1 to 3 bytes past the passed buffer size

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2026-10-19
  • Fixed in13.0.0
  • WeaknessCWE-126

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Description

Pillow is a Python imaging library. Prior to 13.0.0, Pillow's P;2L and P;4L raw decoders can read past the end of an input buffer. ImagingRawDecode calculates a packed-pixel row size, while the unpackers read separately padded bit planes. A caller can supply a buffer and image dimensions whose accepted size is smaller than the unpacker's actual footprint. This can disclose up to three adjacent heap bytes in output pixels or crash the process. This issue is fixed in version 13.0.0.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-10-1921:17CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Python pillow
BranchAffectedFixed in
13.0< 13.0.013.0.0

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2026-112394 Red Hat Product Security94 known affected

    pillow: pillow: Information disclosure via out-of-bounds read in raw decoders

    exploit-intelligence/vulnerability-analysis-rhel9 as a component of Exploit Intelligence · lightspeed-core/lightspeed-stack-rhel9 as a component of Lightspeed Core · lightspeed-core/rag-tool-cpu-rhel9 as a component of Lightspeed Core · +91 more

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Python pillow to 13.0.0
  2. No fix available, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2026-112394 · 87 productsFix deferred
  3. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2026-112394 · 7 productsOut of support scope

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2026-10-22
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionpoc—
  • CNACVSS 4.06.3read 2026-10-27
  • NVDCVSS 3.18.2read 2026-10-27
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-126read 2026-10-27
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score0.5 %2026-10-26
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
CVSS 4.0 vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Published
2026-10-19
Last Modified
2026-10-26
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-112394?

Pillow is a Python imaging library. Prior to 13.0.0, Pillow's P;2L and P;4L raw decoders can read past the end of an input buffer. ImagingRawDecode calculates a packed-pixel row size, while the unpackers read separately padded bit planes. A caller can supply a buffer and image dimensions whose accepted size is smaller than the unpacker's actual footprint. This can disclose up to three adjacent heap bytes in output pixels or crash the process. This issue is fixed in version 13.0.0.

Is CVE-2026-112394 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2026-112394, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-112394?

CVE-2026-112394 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H.

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