CVE record
CVE-2026-40192
Pillow is vulnerable to a FITS GZIP decompression bomb
Pillow is a Python imaging library. Versions 10.3.0 through 12.1.1 did not limit the amount of GZIP-compressed data read when decoding a FITS image, making them vulnerable to decompression bomb attacks. A specially crafted FITS file could cause unbounded memory consumption, leading to denial of service (OOM crash or severe performance degradation). If users are unable to immediately upgrade, they should only open specific image formats, excluding FITS, as a workaround.
CVE evidence
Known exploitation
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Severity
high
CVSS 8.7 · CVSS_V4
Affected packages
1
Supported package records returned by OSV. Vendor and product names are not used to infer matches.
OSV package mapping
Affected open-source packages
| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| pillow | pypi | 12.2.0 |