Medium 5.3Published Oct 28, 2026

CVE-2026-118590nipy nibabel Header volumeutils.py array_from_file memory allocation

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 28, 2026, 10:10 PM ET)

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A security vulnerability has been detected in nipy nibabel up to 5.4.2. The affected element is the function array_from_file of the file nibabel/volumeutils.py of the component Header Handler. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled memory allocation. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.

CVSS: 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:X/RL:X/RC:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-789, CWE-400
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulDB
NVD analysis: Received
Record last updated: Oct 28, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 28, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

nipy nibabel nipy:nibabel	5.4.0; 5.4.1; 5.4.2	CNA record

References

References

https://vuldb.com/vuln/428028	vdb-entry, technical-description
https://vuldb.com/vuln/428028/cti	signature, permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-118590	third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/submit/1026208	third-party-advisory
https://github.com/nipy/nibabel/issues/1566	issue-tracking
https://github.com/nipy/nibabel/pull/1587	issue-tracking, patch
https://github.com/nipy/nibabel/	product

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