CVE-2025-48798

Status: DeferredHigh (7.3)—

A flaw was found in GIMP when processing XCF image files. If a user opens one of these image files that has been specially crafted by an attacker, GIMP can be tricked into making serious memory errors, potentially leading to crashes and causing use-after-free issues.

CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base score: 7.3

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.24%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 13
Score date: 10/6/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

ExploitationT1203 Exploitation for Client Executionexecution95 %
Primary impactT1059 Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution60 %
Secondary impactT1499.004 Application or System Exploitationimpact75 %

CWE-416 (use-after-free) con UI:R (interacción usuario abriendo archivo XCF preparado) → T1203. Ejecución de código potencial (use-after-free) e impacto de disponibilidad (crashes).

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Restrict Web-Based Content Privileged Account Management Limit Software Installation Filter Network Traffic Execution Prevention Behavior Prevention on Endpoint

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Gimp — Gimp^AI

CWEs

CWE-416

References

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