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CVE-2026-96643 Details

Description

Pillow is a Python imaging library. From 11.0.0 until 13.0.0, Exif.load() in src/PIL/Image.py repeatedly slices the remaining EXIF data while it begins with the six-byte Exif header. src/PIL/PngImagePlugin.py accepts an uncapped PNG eXIf chunk, so a file filled with repeated headers causes a new shrinking copy on every iteration and quadratic CPU work. The condition is reachable through Image.getexif(), Image._getexif(), and ImageOps.exif_transpose(), including common photo-upload rotation workflows. This issue is fixed in version 13.0.0.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/806e38381c781f32bbd22f4cd026678acd40fd6c	[email protected]	Patch
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/10073	[email protected]	Issue Tracking
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/releases/tag/13.0.0	[email protected]	Release Notes
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-g4qv-2jxx-769h	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-407	Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
python pillow	>= 11.0.0, < 13.0.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

3 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Oct 27, 2026	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 23, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Oct 21, 2026	New CVE Received	[email protected]