CVE-2026-40192 PUBLISHED

Pillow is vulnerable to a FITS GZIP decompression bomb

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 09.04.2026 Published: 15.04.2026 Updated: 16.04.2026

Pillow is a Python imaging library. Versions 10.3.0 through 12.1.1 did not limit the amount of GZIP-compressed data read when decoding a FITS image, making them vulnerable to decompression bomb attacks. A specially crafted FITS file could cause unbounded memory consumption, leading to denial of service (OOM crash or severe performance degradation). If users are unable to immediately upgrade, they should only open specific image formats, excluding FITS, as a workaround.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.7

Product Status

Vendor python-pillow
Product Pillow
Versions
  • Version >= 10.3.0, < 12.2.0 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling CWE
  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption CWE