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    CVE-2026-6491

    A security vulnerability has been detected in libvips up to 8.18.2. The affected element is the function im_minpos_vec of the file libvips/deprecated/vips7compat.c of the component nip2 Handler. Such manipulation of the argument n leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor confirms that they will "be removing the deprecated area in libvips 8.19".

    Published:Apr 17, 2026
    Last Modified:Apr 22, 2026
    EPS:Apr 17, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.00005
    CVSS Score:5.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Libvips
    Product
    Libvips

    Exploits

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