Out-of-bounds Write Affecting libjxl/libjxl package, versions [,0.9.5)[0.10.0,0.10.5)[0.11.0,0.11.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.28% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-LIBJXLLIBJXL-15268430
  • published12 Feb 2026
  • disclosed11 Feb 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 11 Feb 2026

CVE-2026-1837  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade libjxl/libjxl to version 0.9.5, 0.10.5, 0.11.2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write via the IsNeeded() function when using LCMS2. An attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution or cause a denial of service by tricking a user into processing a specially crafted image file.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1