CVE-2026-59205: Pillow: Controlled heap out-of-bounds write in `ImageCmsTransform.apply()` via output mode mismatch
python-pillow · Pillow
Affected: python-pillow Pillow · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 33% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
Pillow is a Python imaging library. Prior to 12.3.0, Pillow's ImageCms.ImageCmsTransform.apply(im, imOut) API can trigger controlled native heap corruption when the caller supplies an output image whose mode does not match the transform's declared output mode. This issue is fixed in version 12.3.0.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- python-pillow · Pillow< 12.3.0
On the Atlas
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- python-pillow
- Published
- July 2026
CoverageNo articles yet
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References
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CVE recordcve.org
- Weakness CWE-787cwe.mitre.org
- github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-9hw9-chgithub.com
- github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/9715github.com
- github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/a9ffc42bedf4fc0a7ef8d6486github.com
- github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/releases/tag/12.3.0github.com