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CVE-2026-22695

MEDIUM

6.1

Description

LIBPNG is a reference library for use in applications that read, create, and manipulate PNG (Portable Network Graphics) raster image files. From 1.6.51 to 1.6.53, there is a heap buffer over-read in the libpng simplified API function png_image_finish_read when processing interlaced 16-bit PNGs with 8-bit output format and non-minimal row stride. This is a regression introduced by the fix for CVE-2025-65018. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.6.54.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score6.1

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published1/12/2026

Last Modified1/21/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

libpng:libpng

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-125

References

https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/commit/218612ddd6b17944e21eda56caf8b4bf7779d1ea(security-advisories@github.com)

https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/commit/e4f7ad4ea2(security-advisories@github.com)

https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/issues/778(security-advisories@github.com)

https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/security/advisories/GHSA-mmq5-27w3-rxpp(security-advisories@github.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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