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CVE-2026-42308General(python / pillow)

LOWCVSS 5.5 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

Pillow is a Python imaging library. Prior to version 12.2.0, if a font advances for each glyph by an exceeding large amount, when Pillow keeps track of the current position, it may lead to an integer overflow. This issue has been patched in version 12.2.0.

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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Vendor / third-party advisories
Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-190

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

STABLE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • pillow

Threat summary

  • 3 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 3 signals
  • General: 2 classified signals
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • Peaked 1d ago at 2 mentions (2026-05-09); latest day: 1
  • 3 total mentions across 2 days

Affected systems

Vendors
python
Products
pillow

Deep dive

Activity timeline3 mentions / 2d
01122Mentions · 2026-05-09: 2Mentions · 2026-05-11: 1Technical Details · 2026-05-09: 2Technical Details · 2026-05-11: 105-0905-11
Signal classification2 categories
General
266.7%
Disclosure
133.3%
Referenced assets3 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-05-092
Disclosure1General1
2026-05-111
General1
Full discourse3 posts
  • CVEarity@CVEarity
    General

    ⚡ New CVE Alert: CVE-2026-42308 📊 Severity: 5.1 🚨 Risk Level: Medium 🧩 Affects: Multiple / Unspecified Products Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42308 #CVE-2026-42308 #CVE #Medium #CyberSecurity #InfoSec https://t.co/pidip8zE24

    Post summary

    The tweet announces CVE‑2026‑42308 with medium severity, offering only a basic score and a NVD link without any technical specifics, PoC, exploit code, patch, or exploitation status.

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  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-42308 Pillow is a Python imaging library. Prior to version 12.2.0, if a font advances for each glyph by an exceeding large amount, when Pillow keeps track of the current po… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42308

    Post summary

    The text introduces CVE‑2026‑42308, a flaw in Pillow (Python imaging library) affecting pre‑12.2.0 versions where large font advances disrupt internal calculations.

    0000049
    57.5K followersView on X
  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    General

    CVE-2026-42308 Integer Overflow in Pillow Python Imaging Library Prior to Version 12.2.0 https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-42308

    Post summary

    The text references CVE-2026-42308, noting an integer overflow in Pillow prior to version 12.2.0, but offers no further details on exploitation, patches, or PoC.

    0000045
    4.0K followersView on X
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