Low 3.3Published Feb 24, 2026

CVE-2026-3146libvips matrixload.c vips_foreign_load_matrix_header null pointer dereference

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 2:30 AM ET)

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A vulnerability has been found in libvips up to 8.18.0. The impacted element is the function vips_foreign_load_matrix_header of the file libvips/foreign/matrixload.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be performed locally. The identifier of the patch is d4ce337c76bff1b278d7085c3c4f4725e3aa6ece. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

CVSS: 3.3 LOW (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:X/RL:O/RC:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-476, CWE-404
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: Analyzed
Record last updated: Feb 25, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

n/a libvips libvips:libvips	8.0; 8.1; 8.2; 8.3; 8.4; 8.5; 8.6; 8.7; and 11 more ranges	CNA record
libvips libvips libvips:libvips	through 8.18.0	NVD

References

References

https://vuldb.com/?id.347652	vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.347652	signature, permissions-required, vdb-entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.758691	third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4875	issue-tracking, exploit, vendor-advisory
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/pull/4888	issue-tracking, patch
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/d4ce337c76bff1b278d7085c3c4f4725e3aa6ece	patch
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/	product

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