CVE-2026-5201

HIGHPre-NVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-03-31. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Elevated
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

A flaw was found in the gdk-pixbuf library. This heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability occurs in the JPEG image loader due to improper validation of color component counts when processing a specially crafted JPEG image. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw without user interaction, for example, via thumbnail generation. Successful exploitation leads to application crashes and denial of service (DoS) conditions.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EG Risk
65(Track)
EG Risk 65/100SSVC: 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
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
63%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 31, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

Advisory Details (10)

Auto-updated Apr 29, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat.
redhat Patch Available

2453291 – (CVE-2026-5201) CVE-2026-5201 gdk-pixbuf: gdk-pixbuf: Denial of Service via heap-based buffer overflow when processing a specially crafted JPEG image

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2453291
redhat Patch Available

cve-details

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5201
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Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11806
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Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11328
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Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11327
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Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11326
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Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11325
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Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10741
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Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10708
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Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10707

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-5201(9)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(24)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulibgdk-pixbuf2.0-doc (2.42.12+dfsg-5ubuntu0.1) @ questing2026-06-11ubuntu
ubuntulibgdk-pixbuf2.0-doc (2.32.2-1ubuntu1.6+esm3) @ xenial2026-06-11ubuntu
redhatrhaiis/model-opt-cuda-rhel9:17806819842026-06-10redhat
redhatrhaiis/vllm-rocm-rhel9:17792236512026-05-20redhat
redhatrhaiis/vllm-cuda-rhel9:17792236542026-05-20redhat
redhatgdk-pixbuf2-0:2.42.6-6.el9_8.12026-05-19redhat
redhatgdk-pixbuf2-0:2.42.12-4.el10_2.52026-05-19redhat
redhatrhaiis/vllm-spyre-rhel9:17782445462026-05-12redhat
redhatrhaiis/vllm-rocm-rhel9:17782445312026-05-11redhat
redhatrhaiis/vllm-cuda-rhel9:17782746662026-05-11redhat
redhatrhaiis/model-opt-cuda-rhel9:17782445592026-05-11redhat
redhatgdk-pixbuf2-0:2.36.12-7.el8_42026-04-30redhat
redhatgdk-pixbuf2-0:2.36.12-7.el8_62026-04-30redhat
redhatgdk-pixbuf2-0:2.36.12-7.el8_82026-04-30redhat
redhatgdk-pixbuf2-0:2.36.12-5.el7_92026-04-30redhat
redhatgdk-pixbuf2-0:2.42.6-3.el9_0.12026-04-30redhat
redhatgdk-pixbuf2-0:2.36.12-7.el8_22026-04-29redhat
redhatgdk-pixbuf2-0:2.42.6-6.el9_6.12026-04-28redhat
redhatgdk-pixbuf2-0:2.42.12-4.el10_0.42026-04-28redhat
redhatgdk-pixbuf2-0:2.42.6-4.el9_2.12026-04-28redhat
redhatgdk-pixbuf2-0:2.42.6-5.el9_4.12026-04-28redhat
redhatgdk-pixbuf2-0:2.42.6-6.el9_7.12026-04-27redhat
redhatgdk-pixbuf2-0:2.36.12-8.el8_102026-04-27redhat
redhatgdk-pixbuf2-0:2.42.12-4.el10_1.52026-04-27redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
gdk-pixbuf2.42.2+dfsg-1, 2.42.2+dfsg-1+deb11u1, 2.42.2+dfsg-1+deb11u2, 2.42.2+dfsg-1+deb11u3, 2.42.2+dfsg-1+deb11u42.42.2+dfsg-1+deb11u5—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
gdk-pixbuf2.42.10+dfsg-1, 2.42.10+dfsg-1+deb12u1, 2.42.10+dfsg-1+deb12u2, 2.42.10+dfsg-1+deb12u32.42.10+dfsg-1+deb12u4—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
gdk-pixbuf2.42.12+dfsg-42.42.12+dfsg-4+deb13u1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
gdk-pixbuf2.42.12+dfsg-4 ... 2.44.5+dfsg-4 (12 versions)2.44.6+dfsg-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Additional Vendor Advisories

(17)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 23× 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.

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCkagancapar/CVE-2026-5201
    First seen Apr 1, 2026

    CVE-2026-5201: Heap-based buffer overflow in gdk-pixbuf JPEG loader (CWE-122, CVSS 7.5)

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-5201?
CVE-2026-5201 is a high vulnerability published on March 31, 2026. A flaw was found in the gdk-pixbuf library. This heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability occurs in the JPEG image loader due to improper validation of color component counts when processing a specially crafted JPEG image. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw without user interaction, for…
When was CVE-2026-5201 disclosed?
CVE-2026-5201 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 31, 2026, with the most recent update on July 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-5201 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-5201 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 36.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-5201?
CVE-2026-5201 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-5201?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-5201, 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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