CVE-2026-59087

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-10. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

A flaw was found in the GIMP image manipulation program, specifically within its Seattle Filmworks file loader. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted Seattle Filmworks file. This could lead to a heap overflow, allowing the attacker to write several kilobytes of controlled data beyond the intended memory buffer. Such an overflow can result in memory corruption, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or a denial of service.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(high)
EG Risk
35(Track)
EG Risk 35/100SSVC: 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
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
30%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 10, 2026

Last Modified

August 19, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Aug 10, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat.
generic

(CVE-2026-59087) Heap buffer overflow in `file-seattle-filmworks` load — `fread` writes attacker-controlled length into undersized allocation (#16491) · Issues · GNOME / GIMP · GitLab

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16491
redhat

2496576 – (CVE-2026-59087) CVE-2026-59087 gimp: Heap buffer overflow in `file-seattle-filmworks` load — `fread` writes attacker-controlled length into undersized allocation

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2496576
redhat Patch Available

CVE-2026-59087 - Red Hat Customer Portal

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 or OpenShift Container Platform 4, is affected by this vulnerability and a fix may be released to a

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-59087

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-59087(1)

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

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 28× in last 7d / 47× 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. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-20 18:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 07:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-19 20:23 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-19 20:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-19 09:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-18 22:50 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-18 22:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-18 11:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-18 00:54 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-18 00:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-17 13:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-17 02:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-16 15:45 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-16 15:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-16 04:47 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-16 04:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-15 17:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-15 06:52 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-15 06:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-14 19:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-14 12:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-14 01:28 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-14 01:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-13 14:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-13 03:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-12 16:35 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-12 16:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-12 16:04 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-12 16:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-12 07:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-11 20:12 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-11 20:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-11 09:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-10 22:17 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-10 22:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-10 11:19 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-10 10:56 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-10 10:56 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-59087?
CVE-2026-59087 is a high vulnerability published on August 10, 2026. A flaw was found in the GIMP image manipulation program, specifically within its Seattle Filmworks file loader. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted Seattle Filmworks file. This could lead to a heap overflow, allowing the attacker to…
When was CVE-2026-59087 disclosed?
CVE-2026-59087 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 10, 2026, with the most recent update on August 19, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-59087 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-59087 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 69.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-59087?
CVE-2026-59087 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-59087?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-59087, 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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