CVE-2026-34543
OpenEXR: OpenEXR: Information disclosure via malicious EXR file
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · April 2, 2026
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in OpenEXR, an image storage format for the motion picture industry. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted EXR file. This could lead to the disclosure of sensitive information from heap memory through the decoded pixel data, without requiring any user interaction.
Statement
Moderate. This information disclosure flaw in OpenEXR allows a remote attacker to leak sensitive heap memory data by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted EXR file. This affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora systems that process OpenEXR files.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
To mitigate this issue, avoid opening or processing EXR files from untrusted sources. If the OpenEXR library is not essential for system operations, consider removing packages that depend on it to reduce the potential attack surface.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE-824 · Access of Uninitialized Pointer