Is CVE-2026-3146 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-3146 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-02-25.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-3146?

CVE-2026-3146 has a CVSS score of 4.8 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X.

How do I patch CVE-2026-3146?

Patch guidance is available from libvips security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2026-3146.

CVE-2026-3146 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

A vulnerability has been found in libvips up to 8.18.0. The impacted element is the function vips_foreign_load_matrix_header of the file libvips/foreign/matrixload.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be performed locally. The identifier of the patch is d4ce337c76bff1b278d7085c3c4f4725e3aa6ece. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Confidentiality: undefined
Integrity: undefined
Availability: undefined
Weaknesses: CWE-404 CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference

Metadata

Primary Vendor: LIBVIPS
Published: 2/25/2026
Last Modified: 2/25/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

libvips : libvips

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2026-3146. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2026-3146

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CVE-2026-3146 vulnerability