CVE-2026-40192
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
FITS GZIP decompression bomb in Pillow
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 11.1.0-5+deb13u2 |
| sid | Fixed | 12.2.0-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 12.2.0-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | pillow | >=10.3.0,<12.2.0 | 12.2.0 |
References
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-whj4-6x5x-4v2j
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40192
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/9521
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/3cb854e8b2bab43f40e342e665f9340d861aa628
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
- https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/12.2.0.html#prevent-fits-decompression-bomb
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40192.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-40192
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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