Pillow before 9.2.0 performs Improper Handling of Highly Compressed GIF Data (Data Amplification).
Priority LOW 35CWE-409Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Pillow before 9.2.0 performs Improper Handling of Highly Compressed GIF Data (Data Amplification).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01303 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed pillow (PyPI): 9.2.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | pillow (PyPI) | before 9.2.0 | 9.2.0 | Patch available | GHSA-m2vv-5vj5-2hm7 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- pillow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 9.2.0 Fixed in 9.2.0 Patch available GHSA-m2vv-5vj5-2hm7
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 9.2.0 | Vulnerable | python-pillow |
- cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.2.0 Vulnerable ·python-pillow
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-m2vv-5vj5-2hm7 pillow (PyPI) Fixed in 9.2.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-45198
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m2vv-5vj5-2hm7
References
Patch 3
Advisory 4
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- TI-2026-76602 Double free in Pillow ImagingScaleAffine on allocation failure CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
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Sources
- CVE-2022-45198 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-45198 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m2vv-5vj5-2hm7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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