CVE-2026-3146

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 5.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 94% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A vulnerability has been found in libvips up to 8.18.0. The impacted element is the function vips_foreign_load_matrix_header of the file libvips/foreign/matrixload.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be performed locally. The identifier of the patch is d4ce337c76bff1b278d7085c3c4f4725e3aa6ece. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

February 25, 2026

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Aug 4, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_commit, github_pr.
generic

matrixload: NULL dereference on empty input in `vips_foreign_load_matrix_header()` · Issue #4875 · libvips/libvips · GitHub

https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4875
github_pr Patch Available

matrixload: guard against empty and very large inputs

Patch available: libvips/libvips v8.18.1 (PR #4888 merged 2026-02-19)

https://github.com/libvips/libvips/pull/4888
github_commit Patch Available

commit d4ce337c76bf (libvips/libvips)

Patch available: libvips/libvips v8.18.1 (contains commit d4ce337c76bf)

https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/d4ce337c76bff1b278d7085c3c4f4725e3aa6ece
generic

GitHub - libvips/libvips: A fast image processing library with low memory needs. · GitHub

https://github.com/libvips/libvips/

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
vips8.10.5-2 ... 8.18.4-1 (41 versions)——
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
vips8.14.1-3, 8.14.1-3+deb12u1, 8.14.1-3+deb12u28.14.1-3+deb12u3—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
vips8.16.1-18.16.1-1+deb13u1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
vips8.16.1-1 ... 8.18.0-2 (6 versions)8.18.0-3—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 26× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
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  31. 2026-08-04 05:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  41. 2026-07-27 14:07 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-3146?
CVE-2026-3146 is a medium vulnerability published on February 25, 2026. A vulnerability has been found in libvips up to 8.18.0. The impacted element is the function vipsforeignloadmatrixheader of the file libvips/foreign/matrixload.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be performed locally. The identifier of the patch is…
When was CVE-2026-3146 disclosed?
CVE-2026-3146 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 25, 2026, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-3146 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-3146 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 93.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-3146?
CVE-2026-3146 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-3146?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-3146, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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