CVE-2026-59985

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 5.5 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 92% 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
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image format, widely used in the motion picture industry. OpenEXR versions 3.2.0 through 3.2.10, 3.3.0 through 3.3.12, and 3.4.0 through 3.4.13 are vulnerable on ILP32 builds to a heap out-of-bounds read. The issue occurs when a crafted RLE-compressed EXR causes the 64-bit unpacked size to truncate before allocation in OpenEXRCore decoding.c and unpack_32bit() reads beyond the resulting buffer, allowing denial of service. This issue is fixed in versions 3.2.11, 3.3.13, and 3.4.14.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: 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
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 25, 2026

Last Modified

August 25, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Aug 25, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github, github_release.
github_release Patch Available

v3.4.14

Patch available: AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr v3.4.14

https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.4.14
github_release Patch Available

v3.3.13

Patch available: AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr v3.3.13

https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.3.13
github_release Patch Available

v3.2.11

Patch available: AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr v3.2.11

https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.2.11
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

ILP32 OpenEXRCore RLE decode heap OOB read DoS · Advisory · AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr · GitHub

https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-v6v5-344m-64vm

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 10× 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. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-29 14:44 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-27 18:11 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-26 18:39 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-25 19:20 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-25 18:30 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-25 18:29 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-59985?
CVE-2026-59985 is a medium vulnerability published on August 25, 2026. OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image format, widely used in the motion picture industry. OpenEXR versions 3.2.0 through 3.2.10, 3.3.0 through 3.3.12, and 3.4.0 through 3.4.13 are vulnerable on ILP32 builds to a heap out-of-bounds read. The issue occurs when a…
When was CVE-2026-59985 disclosed?
CVE-2026-59985 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 25, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-59985 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-59985 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 92.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-59985?
CVE-2026-59985 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-59985?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-59985, 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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