Is CVE-2026-35444 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2026-35444 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2026-35444 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2026-35444 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-35444?

CVE-2026-35444 has a CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2026-35444

CWE-125Published: April 6, 2026· Updated: Apr 7, 2026

7.1

CVSS v3.1

EPSS:0.01%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:2.4th

Official Description

SDL_image is a library to load images of various formats as SDL surfaces. In do_layer_surface() in src/IMG_xcf.c, pixel index values from decoded XCF tile data are used directly as colormap indices without validating them against the colormap size (cm_num). A crafted .xcf file with a small colormap and out-of-range pixel indices causes heap out-of-bounds reads of up to 762 bytes past the colormap allocation. Both IMAGE_INDEXED code paths are affected (bpp=1 and bpp=2). The leaked heap bytes are written into the output surface pixel data, making them potentially observable in the rendered image. This vulnerability is fixed with commit 996bf12888925932daace576e09c3053410896f8.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-35444 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation does not require any privileges, though user interaction (Required) is needed, which slightly reduces the risk of mass automated attacks.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), with a CVSS base score of 7.1.