CVE-2026-26981
OpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, an image storage format for the motion picture industry. In versions 3.3.0 through 3.3.6 and 3.4.0 through 3.4.4, a heap-buffer-overflow (OOB read) occurs in the `istream_nonparallel_read` function in `ImfContextInit.cpp` when parsing a malformed EXR file through a memory-mapped `IStream`. A signed integer subtraction produces a negative value that is implicitly converted to `size_t`, resulting in a massive length being passed to `memcpy`. Versions 3.3.7 and 3.4.5 contain a patch.
Published:Feb 24, 2026
Last Modified:Apr 17, 2026
EPS:Feb 24, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00021
CVSS Score:6.5
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Academysoftwarefoundation
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Openexr
Academysoftwarefoundation
Openexr
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Openexr
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Openexr
Openexr
Openexr
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