CVE-2026-6491
libvips nip2 vips7compat.c im_minpos_vec heap-based overflow
Vexday Risk Score
33Attention
SSVC decision (CISA)
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PoC available → attend closely
CVSS 4.8EPSS 0.2%KEV nãoPoC públicaNuclei —Metasploit —Patch —
Lifecycle
17 Apr 2026Published on NVD
Recommendation: Plan a near-term fix — a public PoC already exists.
A security vulnerability has been detected in libvips up to 8.18.2. The affected element is the function im_minpos_vec of the file libvips/deprecated/vips7compat.c of the component nip2 Handler. Such manipulation of the argument n leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor confirms that they will "be removing the deprecated area in libvips 8.19".
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Affected products
n/a · libvipspublic PoCs found — 1
cve_referencegithub.com/biniamf/pocs/tree/main/libvips_im_minpos_vec_oobunverified⚠ Public resources, to assess the exposure of systems you control or are authorized to test. Test only with authorization.
References
https://github.com/biniamf/pocs/tree/main/libvips_im_minpos_vec_oobhttps://github.com/libvips/libvips/https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4965https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4965#issuecomment-4135003499https://vuldb.com/submit/786994https://vuldb.com/vuln/358035https://vuldb.com/vuln/358035/cti