CVE•Published 2026-10-21•Modified 2026-10-27•0 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-96636Python · Pillow

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS percentile
19
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 81% of all CVEs
Description

Pillow is a Python imaging library. Prior to 13.0.0, MpoImageFile.seek() and DcxImageFile.seek() reparse later MPO or DCX frames and replace self._size without rerunning Image._decompression_bomb_check(). A crafted multi-frame image can use a tiny first frame to pass Image.open() and then declare an over-limit later frame. Normal frame iteration through seek(), load(), or ImageSequence.Iterator can decode that frame and commit hundreds of megabytes or more, causing memory-exhaustion denial of service. This issue is fixed in version 13.0.0.

Timeline
Published 2026-10-21
Modified 2026-10-27

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