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CVE-2026-59981
Published:August 25, 2026
Updated:September 24, 2026
OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image file format, widely used in the motion picture industry. In versions through 3.2.10, 3.3.0 through 3.3.12, and 3.4.0 through 3.4.13, the OpenEXRUtil library returns an out-of-bounds pointer from the SampleCountChannel::row() API when a deep image has a non-zero dataWindow origin. The row() accessor is documented as 0-based and computes its address from an internal base that is offset for absolute pixel coordinates, so the two coordinate models conflict whenever dataWindow.min is non-zero. For a deep image whose data window has a large negative vertical origin, row(0) points far outside the allocated sample-count buffer. An application that opens an attacker-controlled deep EXR file and accesses sample counts through row() performs an out-of-bounds read, which can crash the process or, under a controlled heap layout, return adjacent heap memory as sample-count values. This issue is fixed in versions 3.2.11, 3.3.13, and 3.4.14.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v3.4.0 <v3.4.14
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v3.4.14
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v3.0.1 <v3.2.11
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v3.2.11
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v3.3.0 <v3.3.13
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v3.3.13
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
7.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Out-of-bounds Read
EPSS
Base Score:
0.25