AEGLIX vulnerability intelligence
CVE-2026-96643
HIGH · CVSS 7.1 · Analyzed
Published: 2026-10-21 · Updated: 2026-10-27 · Source: NVD
Stored catalog record
Source record retrieved 2026-10-28T10:26:29.363768+00:00. Scheduled imports handle updates; this page does not assert that the provider was queried just now.
Vulnerability overview
Pillow is a Python imaging library. From 11.0.0 until 13.0.0, Exif.load() in src/PIL/Image.py repeatedly slices the remaining EXIF data while it begins with the six-byte Exif header. src/PIL/PngImagePlugin.py accepts an uncapped PNG eXIf chunk, so a file filled with repeated headers causes a new shrinking copy on every iteration and quadratic CPU work. The condition is reachable through Image.getexif(), Image._getexif(), and ImageOps.exif_transpose(), including common photo-upload rotation workflows. This issue is fixed in version 13.0.0.
Patch review priority
Assess exposure and vendor guidance
- No higher-priority signal is available in the current stored evidence.
FIRST EPSS: 0.43% · percentile 36.9 · score date 2026-10-27.
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Severity and scoring
- CVSS score
- 7.1 · HIGH
- CVSS version
- 4.0
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- Weaknesses
- CWE-407
CVSS measures technical severity; it does not establish whether this vulnerability is being exploited in your environment.
Known exploitation and remediation
Not listed in the CISA catalog retrieved for this record. This does not establish that exploitation has not occurred.
Verify affected versions and patch availability in the vendor advisory before making changes.
Affected products and versions
cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 11.0.0
Before (exclusive): 13.0.0
These are NVD CPE applicability entries. Some products depend on configuration conditions; consult the official record to confirm applicability.
Advisories and references
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/806e38381c781f32bbd22f4cd026678acd40fd6c
Patch
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/10073
Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/releases/tag/13.0.0
Release Notes
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-g4qv-2jxx-769h
Vendor Advisory