Heap-based buffer overflow in OpenEXR - CVE-2026-68513
Published: August 8, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU141349
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-68513
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer overflow in the PyOpenEXR wrapper when opening a crafted EXR file with the default public API. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted EXR file to cause a denial of service.
User interaction is required to open the crafted file. Only the default reader behavior without separate_channels enabled is affected.
Affected software
OpenEXR
How to mitigate CVE-2026-68513
Install security update from vendor's website.
OpenEXR - addressed in versions 3.3.13, 3.4.14