Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libpng package, versions [,1.6.55)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-LIBPNG-15263967
  • published11 Feb 2026
  • disclosed10 Feb 2026
  • creditJoshua Inscoe

Introduced: 10 Feb 2026

CVE-2026-25646  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade libpng to version 1.6.55 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read via the png_set_quantize() function. An attacker can execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by providing images with no histogram and the number of colors in the palette is more than twice the maximum supported by the user's display.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1