Medium 5.3Published Feb 26, 2026

CVE-2026-3281libvips bandrank.c vips_bandrank_build heap-based overflow

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 2:00 AM ET)

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A vulnerability was detected in libvips 8.19.0. This affects the function vips_bandrank_build of the file libvips/conversion/bandrank.c. Performing a manipulation of the argument index results in heap-based buffer overflow. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is named fd28c5463697712cb0ab116a2c55e4f4d92c4088. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

CVSS: 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-122, CWE-119
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 27, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

n/a libvips libvips:libvips	8.19.0	CNA record
libvips libvips libvips:libvips	8.19.0	NVD

References

https://vuldb.com/?id.348010vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.348010signature, permissions-required, vdb-entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.758861third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4878issue-tracking, exploit, vendor-advisory
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/pull/4895issue-tracking, patch
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4878#issue-3944209102exploit, issue-tracking, vendor-advisory
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/fd28c5463697712cb0ab116a2c55e4f4d92c4088patch
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/product

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