CVE-2026-44663
Published:June 18, 2026
Updated:June 29, 2026
OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image format, widely used in the motion picture industry. In versions 3.4.0 through 3.4.11, an integer overflow in ht_undo_impl() in src/lib/OpenEXRCore/internal_ht.cpp leads to a heap-buffer overflow when decoding a crafted HTJ2K-compressed EXR file. decode->channels[i].width (int32_t) is multiplied by bytes_per_element in 32-bit signed arithmetic. With large widths (e.g., >= 536870912 for FLOAT data), this overflows, producing a corrupted offset that is later used for pointer arithmetic and can cause a heap out-of-bounds write. The same unchecked multiplication pattern appears in two other HTJ2K paths (bytes-per-line accumulation and pixel-line pointer advancement). As with related CVE-2026-34378 through CVE-2026-34589 fixes in other codecs, validating only after the multiplication is too late because the value may already be overflowed. This issue has been fixed in version 3.4.12.
Affected Packages
openexr (CONAN):
Affected version(s) >=3.4.2 <3.4.12Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.4.12openexr (CONDA):
Affected version(s) >=3.4.0 <3.4.12Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.4.12https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v3.4.0 <v3.4.12Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v3.4.12openexr (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=3.4.0 <3.4.12Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.4.12Related Resources (2)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
6.9
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.1
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
HIGH
EPSS
Base Score:
0.20