CVE-2026-27809
psd-tools is a Python package for working with Adobe Photoshop PSD files. Prior to version 1.12.2, when a PSD file contains malformed RLE-compressed image data (e.g. a literal run that extends past the expected row size), decode_rle() raises ValueError which propagated all the way to the user, crashing psd.composite() and psd-tools export. decompress() already had a fallback that replaces failed channels with black pixels when result is None, but it never triggered because the ValueError from decode_rle() was not caught. The fix in version 1.12.2 wraps the decode_rle() call in a try/except so the existing fallback handles the error gracefully.
Published:Feb 25, 2026
Last Modified:Apr 17, 2026
EPS:Feb 25, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00073
CVSS Score:9.1
Affected Products
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Vendor
Psd-tools
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Psd-tools
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Psd-tools
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Psd-tools Project
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Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
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Physical
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User Interaction
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Integrity
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Availability
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