CVE-2026-59199 — Security Box Score

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CVE-2026-59199HIGH

python-pillow Pillow — Pillow: Heap out-of-bounds write `Image.paste()` / `Image.crop()` via signed coordinate overflow

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  N  N  H    7.5   .0039   31.9     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions    Fixed
  Pillow   < 12.3.0 –  —

TIMELINE
  Jul 2   Reserved by GitHub_M
  Jul 14  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-59199 (python-pillow Pillow). Public exploit reference added.
  Jul 14  Published (CNA: GitHub_M)

CWE-787, CWE-190 · CNA: GitHub_M · CVSS v3.1 · 4 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

Pillow is a Python imaging library. Prior to 12.3.0, Pillow public image coordinate APIs can trigger a native heap out-of-bounds write when given coordinates near the signed 32-bit integer limits in Image.paste(), Image.crop(), or Image.alpha_composite(). This issue is fixed in version 12.3.0.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
July 2, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by GitHub_M
July 14, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-59199 (python-pillow Pillow). Public exploit reference added.
July 14, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: GitHub_M)

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
python-pillow	Pillow	—	< 12.3.0	—

Weaknesses

CWE-787 · CWE-190

References (4)

https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/ceefc348eb3c3844c7f9796ef2cc3a7dd5fbba7b [Patch]
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/9703 [Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch]
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/releases/tag/12.3.0 [Release Notes]
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-6r8x-57c9-28j4 [Exploit, Vendor Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-59199 at cve.org

Vendors: python-pillow

Weaknesses: CWE-787 · CWE-190

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