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CVE-2026-112901
Published:October 19, 2026
Updated:October 20, 2026
Pillow is a Python imaging library. Prior to 13.0.0, Pillow's XBM header parser is vulnerable to regular-expression denial of service. In XbmImageFile._open, when an application calls Image.open() on a small crafted XBM file, XbmImagePlugin applies a backtracking expression to the attacker-controlled header before image dimensions are accepted, stalling a worker for minutes and denying service. This issue is fixed in version 13.0.0.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=12.0.0 <13.0.0
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 13.0.0
pillow (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=12.0.0 <13.0.0
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 13.0.0
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
6.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Weakness Type (CWE)
Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
EPSS
Base Score:
0.29