
CVE catalog
CVE-2026-62986
OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image file format, widely used in the motion picture industry. In versions 3.3.0 through 3.3.12 and 3.4.0 through 3.4.13, the PyOp
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 4.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.38% · Oct 25, 2026
OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image file format, widely used in the motion picture industry. In versions 3.3.0 through 3.3.12 and 3.4.0 through 3.4.13, the PyOpenEXR Python bindings return stale heap data when reading a crafted deep scanline EXR that uses layer-prefixed RGB channels. With the default channel coalescing (separate_channels=False), the wrapper groups channels such as left.R, left.G, and left.B into a single RGB sample array, but the lane-offset calculation in PyPart::setDeepSliceData() only recognizes the exact unprefixed names G, B, and A. As a result, prefixed channels like left.G and left.B are decoded into lane 0 while lanes 1 and 2 are left uninitialized and returned to Python. A Python application that reads untrusted deep EXR files through the default OpenEXR.File API and then logs, serializes, previews, or otherwise processes the resulting NumPy sample arrays may expose uninitialized same-process heap contents, in addition to receiving incorrect green and blue channel data. This issue is fixed in versions 3.3.13 and 3.4.14.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | openexr | sid | 3.4.16+ds-1 | fixed |
| Debian | openexr | forky | 3.4.16+ds-1 | fixed |
| Debian | openexr | trixie | 3.1.13-2 | not affected |
| Debian | openexr | bookworm | 3.1.5-5 | not affected |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | openexr | source | sid | 3.4.14-0.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | openexr | source | forky | 3.4.14-0.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | openexr | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | openexr | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libopenexr-3-1-30]Not affected
Source package: [openexr]
Details (2)
3.1.5-5· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · openexr · debian · bookworm
3.1.5-5· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · openexr · debian · bookworm
- [libopenexr-dev]Not affected
Source package: [openexr]
Details (2)
3.1.5-5· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · openexr · debian · bookworm
3.1.5-5· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · openexr · debian · bookworm
- [libopenexr-doc]Not affected
Source package: [openexr]
Details (2)
3.1.5-5· all · bookwormNot affected
nvd · openexr · debian · bookworm
3.1.5-5· all · bookwormNot affected
nvd · openexr · debian · bookworm
- [openexr]Not affected
Details (2)
3.1.5-5· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · openexr · debian · bookworm
3.1.5-5· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · openexr · debian · bookworm
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2026_11612-1.json]
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-62986]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-62986]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-62986]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]