CVE-2026-40192
HIGH SEVERITYVulnerability Description
Pillow is a Python imaging library. Versions 10.3.0 through 12.1.1 did not limit the amount of GZIP-compressed data read when decoding a FITS image, making them vulnerable to decompression bomb attacks. A specially crafted FITS file could cause unbounded memory consumption, leading to denial of service (OOM crash or severe performance degradation). If users are unable to immediately upgrade, they should only open specific image formats, excluding FITS, as a workaround.
Vulnerability Details
Published Date
Last Modified
CWE ID
CWE-400
Source
GitHub
Vendor
pip
Product
pillow
External References
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-whj4-6x5x-4v2j
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/9521
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/3cb854e8b2bab43f40e342e665f9340d861aa628
- https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/12.2.0.html#prevent-fits-decompression-bomb
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-whj4-6x5x-4v2j
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