CVE-2026-41142: OpenEXR is Vulnerable to Integer overflow in ImageChannel::resize leads to heap OOB write via OpenEXRUtil public API
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 35/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.43% (FIRST EPSS).
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: openexr (AlmaLinux:10) 3.1.10-8.el10_2.3; openexr-devel (AlmaLinux:10) 3.1.10-8.el10_2.3; openexr-libs (AlmaLinux:10) 3.1.10-8.el10_2.3.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to openexr (AlmaLinux:10) 3.1.10-8.el10_2.3; openexr-devel (AlmaLinux:10) 3.1.10-8.el10_2.3; openexr-libs (AlmaLinux:10) 3.1.10-8.el10_2.3 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
OpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, an image storage format for the motion picture industry. From versions 3.0.0 to before 3.2.9, 3.3.0 to before 3.3.11, and 3.4.0 to before 3.4.11, there is an integer overflow in ImageChannel::resize that leads to heap OOB write via OpenEXRUtil public API. This issue has been patched in versions 3.2.9, 3.3.11, and 3.4.11.
- Published
- May 7, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 26, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 38th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-190
Report tools
Action score
35
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · GitHub_M
- 8.8
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| openexr | openexr | cpe:2.3:a:openexr:openexr |
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
AcademySoftwareFoundation openexr
- >= 3.0.0, < 3.2.9, >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.11, >= 3.4.0, < 3.4.11affected
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- openexr openexr3.0.0 and later · before 3.2.9
- openexr openexr3.3.0 and later · before 3.3.11
- openexr openexr3.4.0 and later · before 3.4.11
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:10 | openexr | before 3.1.10-8.el10_2.3 | 3.1.10-8.el10_2.3 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | openexr-devel | before 3.1.10-8.el10_2.3 | 3.1.10-8.el10_2.3 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | openexr-libs | before 3.1.10-8.el10_2.3 | 3.1.10-8.el10_2.3 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | openexr | before 3.1.1-3.el9_8.3 | 3.1.1-3.el9_8.3 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | openexr-devel | before 3.1.1-3.el9_8.3 | 3.1.1-3.el9_8.3 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | openexr-libs | before 3.1.1-3.el9_8.3 | 3.1.1-3.el9_8.3 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | openexr | from 3.0.0 · before 3.3.11-r0 | 3.3.11-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | openexr | from 3.0.0 · before 3.4.13-r0 | 3.4.13-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | openexr | from 3.0.0 · before 3.4.11-r0 | 3.4.11-r0 |
| Debian:12 | openexr | from 0 | — |
| Debian:13 | openexr | before 3.2.12-1~deb13u1 | 3.2.12-1~deb13u1 |
| Debian:14 | openexr | before 3.4.14-0.1 | 3.4.14-0.1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | openexr | before 3.4.11-1.1 | 3.4.11-1.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0 | openexr | before 0:3.1.10-8.el10_0.3 | 0:3.1.10-8.el10_0.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0 | openexr-debuginfo | before 0:3.1.10-8.el10_0.3 | 0:3.1.10-8.el10_0.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0 | openexr-debugsource | before 0:3.1.10-8.el10_0.3 | 0:3.1.10-8.el10_0.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0 | openexr-devel | before 0:3.1.10-8.el10_0.3 | 0:3.1.10-8.el10_0.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0 | openexr-libs | before 0:3.1.10-8.el10_0.3 | 0:3.1.10-8.el10_0.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0 | openexr-libs-debuginfo | before 0:3.1.10-8.el10_0.3 | 0:3.1.10-8.el10_0.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | openexr | before 0:3.1.10-8.el10_2.3 | 0:3.1.10-8.el10_2.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | openexr-debuginfo | before 0:3.1.10-8.el10_2.3 | 0:3.1.10-8.el10_2.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | openexr-debugsource | before 0:3.1.10-8.el10_2.3 | 0:3.1.10-8.el10_2.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | openexr-devel | before 0:3.1.10-8.el10_2.3 | 0:3.1.10-8.el10_2.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | openexr-libs | before 0:3.1.10-8.el10_2.3 | 0:3.1.10-8.el10_2.3 |
+25
Same product
openexr: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2023-5841OpenEXR Heap Overflow in Scanline Deep Data Parsing36Monitor
- CVE-2021-23169A heap-buffer overflow was found in the copyIntoFrameBuffer function of OpenEXR in versions before 3.0.1.36Monitor
- CVE-2017-9115In OpenEXR 2.2.0, an invalid write of size 2 in the = operator function in half.h could cause the application to crash or execute arbitrary…36Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-40244Apr 21, 2026 · OpenEXR has integer overflow in DWA setupChannelData planarUncRle pointer arithmetic (missed variant of CVE-2026-34589)33Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-40250Apr 21, 2026 · OpenEXR has integer overflow in DWA decoder outBufferEnd pointer arithmetic (missed variant of CVE-2026-34589)33Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-42216May 7, 2026 · OpenEXR: Out-of-bounds read in `IDManifest::init()` during prefix expansion35Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| almalinux:openexr | 3.1.1-3.el9_8.3 · AlmaLinux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:openexr-devel | 3.1.1-3.el9_8.3 · AlmaLinux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:openexr-libs | 3.1.1-3.el9_8.3 · AlmaLinux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| alpine:openexr | 3.3.11-r0 · Alpine:v3.22 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:openexr | 3.2.12-1~deb13u1 · Debian:13 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:openexr | 3.4.14-0.1 · Debian:14 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:openexr | 3.4.11-1.1 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openexr | 0:3.1.1-3.el9_8.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openexr-debuginfo | 0:3.1.1-3.el9_8.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openexr-debugsource | 0:3.1.1-3.el9_8.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openexr-devel | 0:3.1.1-3.el9_8.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::crb | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openexr-libs | 0:3.1.1-3.el9_8.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openexr-libs-debuginfo | 0:3.1.1-3.el9_8.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| rocky linux:openexr | 0:3.1.1-3.el9_8.3 · Rocky Linux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-4024416 days apartOpenEXR has integer overflow in DWA setupChannelData planarUncRle pointer arithmetic (missed variant of CVE-2026-34589)33Monitor
- CVE-2026-4025016 days apartOpenEXR has integer overflow in DWA decoder outBufferEnd pointer arithmetic (missed variant of CVE-2026-34589)33Monitor
- CVE-2026-3458931 days apartOpenEXR: DWA Lossy Decoder Heap Out-of-Bounds Write33Monitor
- CVE-2026-3454436 days apartOpenEXR: integer overflow to OOB write in uncompress_b44_impl()33Monitor
- CVE-2026-4466342 days apartOpenEXR: Integer overflow in the HTJ2K decoder leads to heap-buffer-overflow28Monitor
- CVE-2026-3437831 days apartOpenEXR has a signed integer overflow in generic_unpack() when parsing EXR files with crafted negative dataWindow.min.x26Monitor
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · researcher credit · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or WraparoundCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log (1)
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/pull/2367
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38498
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38499
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39024
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39025
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39026
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39027
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-41142
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2467623
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-41142.json
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.