CVEs / CVE-2025-5473

CVE-2025-5473: GIMP GIMP vulnerability

high 8.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
EPSS 25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
Last changed at its sources 28 Oct 2026

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Description

GIMP ICO File Parsing Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GIMP. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of ICO files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before writing to memory. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-26752.
The CVE record, via NVD · published 6 Jun 2025 · NVD status: Modified

Affected and fixed versions

As stated by the CVE record (from the CNA)
Product	Affected	Fixed in
GIMP GIMP	3.0.2	—

Exploitation

Not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of 30 Oct 2026.

Severity

CVSS 3.1	8.8 high `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Scored by NVD
Weakness	CWE-190

References

Sources

Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.

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