A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in LibRaw d20315b . Affected by this vulnerability is the function x3f_thumb_loader of the component File Handler . The manipulation leads to integer overflow. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-20889 . The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
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VDB-355752 · CVE-2026-20889 · TALOS-2026-2358
LIBRAW D20315B FILE X3F_THUMB_LOADER INTEGER OVERFLOW
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Summaryinfo
A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in LibRaw d20315b. Affected by this issue is the function x3f_thumb_loader of the component File Handler. The manipulation results in integer overflow. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-20889. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.
Detailsinfo
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in LibRaw d20315b. Affected is the function x3f_thumb_loader of the component File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the x3f_thumb_loader functionality of LibRaw Commit d20315b. A specially crafted malicious file can lead to a heap buffer overflow. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
The advisory is shared for download at talosintelligence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-20889 since 01/26/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.
Productinfo
Type
Image Processing Software
Name
LibRaw
Version
d20315b
License
open-source
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo
Class: Integer overflow
CWE: CWE-190 / CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo
Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo
01/26/2026 CVE reserved
04/07/2026 +70 days Advisory disclosed
04/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update
Sourcesinfo
Advisory: TALOS-2026-2358
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-20889 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-20889
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-355752
Entryinfo
Created: 04/07/2026 16:38
Changes: 04/07/2026 16:38 (64)
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Cache ID: 99:7A3:101
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