7.5High

Python Pillow

CVE-2026-25990

Pillow is a Python imaging library. From 10.3.0 to before 12.1.1, an out-of-bounds write may be triggered when loading a specially crafted PSD image. This vulnerability is fixed in 12.1.1.

What this means for your business

  • It affects Python Pillow. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
  • An attacker can use it remotely, over a network, without a login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
  • FIRST's prediction model gives it a 0.4% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 30% of all known flaws.

What to do

  1. 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Python Pillow, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
  2. 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.

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Scoring

CVSS
7.5 (v3.1)
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4
8.6
Weakness
CWE-787
Assigned by
security-advisories@github.com

Dates

Published
2026-02-11
Last modified
2026-09-10
Sources
NVD

Affected products

  • Python Pillow10.3.0 - 12.1.1

As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.

References