PYSEC-2026-2820

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    PYSEC-2026-2820

    Published: 9 Jul 2026Last Modified: 13 Jul 2026

    Summary: Out-of-bounds Read in OpenCV

    Details: OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) through 3.3 (corresponding to OpenCV-Python 3.3.0.9) has an out-of-bounds read error in the function icvCvt_BGRA2BGR_8u_C4C3R when reading an image file by using cv::imread.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12599, https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/9309, https://github.com/opencv/opencv/pull/9376, https://github.com/opencv/opencv-python, https://github.com/opencv/opencv-python/releases/tag/11, https://github.com/opencv/opencv-python/releases/tag/9, https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/opencv.md, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00030.html, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00028.html, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-02, https://pypi.org/project/opencv-python, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fvq6-392h-6mjj

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: opencv-python

    Purl: pkg:pypi/opencv-python

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.3.1.11

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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    PYSEC-2026-2820 | CVE-DB