CVE-2026-55379

HIGHPre-NVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 64% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.4%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

Pillow is a Python imaging library. Prior to 12.3.0, PIL/BdfFontFile.py bdf_char() read the BBX width and height field from a BDF font file and passed attacker-controlled dimensions to Image.new() without calling Image._decompression_bomb_check(), bypassing Pillow's documented decompression bomb protection and allowing excessive memory allocation. This issue is fixed in version 12.3.0.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
38
EG Risk 38/100

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%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
EPSS PROB
0.4%
EPSS %ILE
34th
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 6, 2026

Last Modified

July 7, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jul 7, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github_commit, github.
githubMentions a patch (unverified)🟡 PoC Available

BdfFontFile`: `Image.new()` called without `_decompression_bomb_check()` — bomb protection bypass via font loading · Advisory · python-pillow/Pillow · GitHub

https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-45hq-cxwh-f6vc
github_commit Patch Available

commit 0a263e6264aa (python-pillow/Pillow)

Patch available: python-pillow/Pillow 12.3.0 (contains commit 0a263e6264aa)

https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/0a263e6264aa5399988d9acd3bbfbca2ca3ec77d
generic

Pillow/docs/releasenotes/12.3.0.rst at main · python-pillow/Pillow · GitHub

https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/main/docs/releasenotes/12.3.0.rst

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-55379(20)

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

Patch Availability(27)

Vendor / EcosystemFix (by version range) / PatchReleasedSource
redhatquay/quay-rhel8:17885938432026-09-22redhat
redhatrhaii/vllm-cpu-rhel9:17896811282026-09-21redhat
redhatrhaii/vllm-spyre-rhel9:17896812012026-09-21redhat
redhatrhaii/vllm-rocm-rhel9:17896811262026-09-21redhat
redhatrhaii/model-opt-cuda-rhel9:17896811262026-09-21redhat
redhatrhaii/vllm-cuda-rhel9:17896811262026-09-21redhat
redhatquay/quay-rhel9:17895637532026-09-21redhat
redhatrhelai3/disk-image-cuda-rhel9:17882903142026-09-01redhat
redhatrhelai3/bootc-gcp-cuda-rhel9:17882739772026-09-01redhat
redhatrhaiis/vllm-cuda-rhel9:17878605802026-08-31redhat
redhatrhaiis/vllm-rocm-rhel9:17878848732026-08-31redhat
redhatrhaiis/model-opt-cuda-rhel9:17877721572026-08-31redhat
redhatrhoai/odh-workbench-jupyter-trustyai-cpu-py312-rhel9:17870735932026-08-27redhat
redhatrhaiis/model-opt-cuda-rhel9:17876011592026-08-25redhat
redhatquay/quay-rhel8:17863950652026-08-11redhat
redhatquay/quay-rhel8:17861706352026-08-10redhat
redhatpython-pillow-0:5.1.1-15.el8_4.22026-08-10redhat
redhatquay/quay-rhel8:17859500042026-08-05redhat
redhatpython-pillow-0:12.3.0-1.el9pc2026-08-04redhat
redhatpython3.12-pillow-0:12.3.0-1.el9pc2026-08-04redhat
redhatansible-automation-platform-25/hub-rhel8:17853762742026-08-04redhat
redhatansible-automation-platform-26/lightspeed-chatbot-rhel9:17856461882026-08-04redhat
redhatansible-automation-platform-27/lightspeed-chatbot-rhel9:17854267342026-08-04redhat
redhatpython3.12-pillow-0:12.3.0-1.el9ap2026-08-04redhat
redhatpython-pillow-0:5.1.1-20.el8_82026-07-31redhat
redhatpython-pillow-0:5.1.1-20.el8_62026-07-31redhat
redhatquay/quay-rhel8:17852615062026-07-30redhat

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

(5 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
pillow10.0.0-1 ... 9.5.0-1 (38 versions)
  • every version on: no fix on record
—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
pillow10.0.0-1 ... 9.5.0-1 (23 versions)
  • every version on: no fix on record
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Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
pillow11.1.0-5 ... 12.3.0-1 (13 versions)
  • every version on: no fix on record
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Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
pillow11.1.0-5 ... 12.2.0-1 (8 versions)
  • every version up to 12.3.0-1: fixed in 12.3.0-1
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PyPI(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
pillow1.0 ... 9.5.0 (106 versions)
  • every version up to 12.3.0: fixed in 12.3.0
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Weakness Classification(1)

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

Additional Vendor Advisories

(18)

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 7× in last 7d / 35× 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.

Showing the most recent 100 of 210 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-10-09 20:07 UTCEPSS rescore
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  18. 2026-09-23 06:23 UTCVendor advisory
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  22. 2026-09-18 06:00 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-09-15 03:11 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-09-13 23:56 UTCVendor advisory
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  6. 2026-09-13 08:43 UTCVendor advisory
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  26. 2026-08-30 08:14 UTCVendor advisory
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  30. 2026-08-27 21:58 UTCVendor advisory
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  38. 2026-08-25 12:01 UTCVendor advisory
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  40. 2026-08-24 20:48 UTCVendor advisory
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  49. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-55379?
CVE-2026-55379 is a high vulnerability published on July 6, 2026. Pillow is a Python imaging library. Prior to 12.3.0, PIL/BdfFontFile.py bdfchar() read the BBX width and height field from a BDF font file and passed attacker-controlled dimensions to Image.new() without calling Image.decompressionbombcheck(), bypassing Pillow's documented decompression bomb…
When was CVE-2026-55379 disclosed?
CVE-2026-55379 was first published on July 6, 2026, with the most recent update on July 7, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-55379 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-55379 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (34th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-55379?
CVE-2026-55379 has a CVSS base score of 7.5 (a secondary CVSS source that NVD displays; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-55379?
A fix for CVE-2026-55379 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-55379 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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