What is CVE-2026-81893?
A flaw was found in gdk-pixbuf. When loading a specially crafted JPEG image containing chunked ICC profile markers, an error during ICC profile parsing can leave stale size metadata after the profile buffer is freed. A subsequent allocation in the same decode can cause an out-of-bounds write, potentially crashing the application. To exploit this flaw, an application using gdk-pixbuf must process the malicious JPEG image. Affected version >= 2.26.4
The record classifies CVE-2026-81893 under weakness class CWE-787. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw requires local access to the host, needs no prior authentication, needs a user to take an action first, and has high impact on availability. 5 affected-product entries are recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 39 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 4.7 — MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS (FIRST)
- 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 1.5% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Threadlinqs priority
- 2.4/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- Published
- 2026-08-27, last modified 2026-08-28
Is CVE-2026-81893 being exploited?
It currently carries a trending score of 30 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
Affected products and versions
- Red Hat: Enterprise Linux 10, Enterprise Linux 6, Enterprise Linux 7, Enterprise Linux 8, Enterprise Linux 9
How to fix CVE-2026-81893
No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-81893 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-81893
No threat campaign in the Threadlinqs corpus currently references CVE-2026-81893, in its CVE list or as an indicator. The linkage is recomputed from the live corpus on every daily ingest, so this section fills in as soon as a tracked campaign cites the identifier.
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, GitHub Security Advisories, FIRST EPSS. Last verified by Threadlinqs on .