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High, CVSS 8.2amended

Pillow: Infinite loop in MIC n_frames when the embedded TIFF

CVE-2026-112390GHSA-22hg-r758-rrw9

What to do

Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (pillow 13.0.0; pillow 13.0.0), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.

This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.

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Affected packages

  • Bitnami pillow

    Affected
    >= 7.2.0, < 13.0.0
    Fixed in
    13.0.0

  • PyPI pillow

    Affected
    >= 7.2.0, < 13.0.0
    Fixed in
    13.0.0

Sources

Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS 4.0
8.2 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N · score source
EPSS
  • CVE-2026-112390: 0.59% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 48.39 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

``` ============================================================================ Infinite loop in MIC n_frames when the embedded TIFF has 3+ IFDs Location: src/PIL/MicImagePlugin.py:86 in MicImageFile.tell() Commit: a707c6b21c313880d0771e54965d142dd42358b6 ============================================================================ ``` A crafted 5.6 KB image file makes Pillow loop forever at 100% CPU when an application asks how many frames the image has. This only affects installations that have the optional `olefile` package. Any application that opens an untrusted image and then reads `im.n_frames` can have one worker tied up indefinitely. That includes the common "is this image animated?" check and re-saving with `save_all=True` to TIFF, PDF or WebP. The call never returns, raises no exception, and does not grow memory, so only an external watchdog stops it. The file is a Microsoft Image Composer (MIC) container, which Pillow recognises by its magic bytes with no extension…

Dates and revisions
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  1. Revision 6 · amended ·

    Amended from ghsa record GHSA-22hg-r758-rrw9

  2. Revision 5 · amended ·

    Amended from osv record BIT-pillow-2026-112390

  3. Revision 4 · amended ·

    Amended from osv record GHSA-22hg-r758-rrw9

  4. Revision 3 · amended ·

    Reviewed OSV alias/range/CVSS4 correction; package source scopes and original publication preserved. No customer finding resolved.

  5. Revision 2 · amended ·

    Amended from osv record GHSA-22hg-r758-rrw9

  6. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from ghsa record GHSA-22hg-r758-rrw9

Agent brief

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2026-112390

Advisory: Pillow: Infinite loop in MIC n_frames when the embedded TIFF
IDs: CVE-2026-112390, GHSA-22hg-r758-rrw9
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2026-112390 (revision 6, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 13:55 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.2)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: pillow 13.0.0; pillow 13.0.0. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- Bitnami pillow: affected >= 7.2.0, < 13.0.0; fixed in 13.0.0
- PyPI pillow: affected >= 7.2.0, < 13.0.0; fixed in 13.0.0

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- Bitnami pillow: check the installed version with your package manager.
- `python -m pip show pillow`: prints the installed version. Run with the environment that serves production active.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on pillow.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-22hg-r758-rrw9 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-22hg-r758-rrw9 lists affected ranges: PyPI pillow >=7.2.0 <13.0.0)
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-22hg-r758-rrw9 (OSV record GHSA-22hg-r758-rrw9 lists affected ranges: PyPI pillow >=7.2.0 <13.0.0 (fixed))
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-pillow-2026-112390 (OSV record BIT-pillow-2026-112390 lists affected ranges: Bitnami pillow >=7.2.0 <13.0.0 (fixed))

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