CVE-2026-2044

HIGHPre-NVD 8.87.8▼
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-02-21. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8; sources differ by 1.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: ghsa, secondary
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

GIMP PGM File Parsing Uninitialized Memory Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GIMP. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the parsing of PGM files. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of memory prior to accessing it. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-28158.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EPSS
57.8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

February 21, 2026

Last Modified

June 30, 2026

Advisory Details (10)

Auto-updated Jun 30, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat.
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5435
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP So

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5434
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5391
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5390
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5389
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5388
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5113
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4173
generic

ZDI-26-118 - TrendAI™ Zero Day Initiative™ (ZDI)

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-118/
generic

ZDI-CAN-28158: use g_malloc0 instead of g_malloc (!2569) · Merge requests · GNOME / GIMP · GitLab

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/merge_requests/2569/diffs?commit_id=112a5e038f0646eae5ae314988ec074433d2b365

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-2044(1)

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

Patch Availability(10)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatgimp-2:2.99.8-4.el9_2.52026-03-23redhat
redhatgimp:2.8-8060020260319125557.6af1eaf02026-03-23redhat
redhatgimp-2:2.99.8-4.el9_4.52026-03-23redhat
redhatgimp-2:2.99.8-4.el9_6.62026-03-23redhat
redhatgimp-2:2.99.8-3.el9_0.52026-03-23redhat
redhatgimp:2.8-8020020260319131243.c3a0935b2026-03-23redhat
redhatgimp:2.8-8040020260320114321.705845972026-03-23redhat
redhatgimp:2.8-8080020260319123205.0621e4ee2026-03-23redhat
redhatgimp:2.8-8100020260312152017.4c9c024f2026-03-19redhat
redhatgimp-2:3.0.4-1.el9_7.42026-03-10redhat

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.

Weakness Classification(1)

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

All Vendor Advisories

(10)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 17× 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. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-08 15:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-01 15:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-06-30 04:41 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-06-30 04:41 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-06-30 04:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-06-30 04:31 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 8.8

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-2044?
CVE-2026-2044 is a high vulnerability published on February 21, 2026. GIMP PGM File Parsing Uninitialized Memory Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GIMP. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a…
When was CVE-2026-2044 disclosed?
CVE-2026-2044 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 21, 2026, with the most recent update on June 30, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-2044 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-2044 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 57.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-2044?
CVE-2026-2044 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 7.8.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-2044?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-2044, 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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