CVE-2026-54059

HIGHPre-NVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 72% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Elevated
7.5
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Pillow is a Python imaging library. Prior to 12.3.0, PIL/PcfFontFile.py _load_bitmaps() read glyph dimensions from the PCF METRICS section and passed them directly to Image.frombytes() without calling Image._decompression_bomb_check(), allowing crafted PCF font data to cause excessive memory allocation. This issue is fixed in version 12.3.0.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EG Risk
—
EPSS
27.9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 6, 2026

Last Modified

July 7, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jul 7, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github, github_commit.
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

PcfFontFile._load_bitmaps()`: `Image.frombytes()` called without `_decompression_bomb_check()` — bomb protection bypass via PCF font loading · Advisory · python-pillow/Pillow · GitHub

https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-8v84-f9pq-wr9x
github_commit Patch Available

commit 0a263e6264aa (python-pillow/Pillow)

Patch available: python-pillow/Pillow 12.3.0 (contains commit 0a263e6264aa)

https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/0a263e6264aa5399988d9acd3bbfbca2ca3ec77d
generic

Pillow/docs/releasenotes/12.3.0.rst at main · python-pillow/Pillow · GitHub

https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/main/docs/releasenotes/12.3.0.rst

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-54059(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatpython-pillow-0:5.1.1-22.el8_102026-07-14redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
pillow1.0 ... 9.5.0 (106 versions)12.3.0—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 31× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
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  6. 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-17 00:21 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-16 13:14 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-07-16 02:07 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-15 15:00 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-07-15 03:50 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-13 22:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-06 19:07 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-06 19:06 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-54059?
CVE-2026-54059 is a high vulnerability published on July 6, 2026. Pillow is a Python imaging library. Prior to 12.3.0, PIL/PcfFontFile.py loadbitmaps() read glyph dimensions from the PCF METRICS section and passed them directly to Image.frombytes() without calling Image.decompressionbomb_check(), allowing crafted PCF font data to cause excessive memory…
When was CVE-2026-54059 disclosed?
CVE-2026-54059 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 6, 2026, with the most recent update on July 7, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-54059 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-54059 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 27.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-54059?
CVE-2026-54059 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-54059?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-54059, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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