CVE-2026-65918 — Security Box Score

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CVE-2026-65918HIGH

PyTorch torchvision GIF Decoder Out-of-bounds Heap Read

  AV  AC  AT  PR  UI  VC  VI  VA   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N   P   L   N   H    7.1   .0031   24.0     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions     Fixed
  vision   unspecified  4e05dc22f5f050a9528cc0ea09ceca6cdaf8f4ed

TIMELINE
  Jul 23  Reserved by VulnCheck
  Jul 23  Published (CNA: VulnCheck)
  Jul 24  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-65918 (pytorch vision). Public exploit reference added.

CWE-125 · CNA: VulnCheck · CVSS v4.0 · 4 references · NVD status: Undergoing Analysis

Description

PyTorch torchvision through 0.28.0, fixed in commit 4e05dc2, contains an out-of-bounds heap read vulnerability in the GIF decoder's read_from_tensor callback that passes unclamped length to memcpy. Attackers can supply malicious or truncated GIF files to cause denial of service via segmentation fault or disclose adjacent heap memory contents.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
July 23, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by VulnCheck
July 23, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: VulnCheck)
July 24, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-65918 (pytorch vision). Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
pytorch	vision	—	—	4e05dc22f5f050a9528cc0ea09ceca6cdaf8f4ed

Weaknesses

CWE-125

References (4)

https://github.com/pytorch/vision/commit/4e05dc22f5f050a9528cc0ea09ceca6cdaf8f4ed [patch]
https://github.com/pytorch/vision/issues/9551 [technical-description, exploit, issue-tracking]
https://github.com/pytorch/vision/pull/9520 [issue-tracking, patch]
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pytorch-torchvision-gif-decoder-out-of-bounds-heap-read [third-party-advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-65918 at cve.org

Vendors: pytorch

Weaknesses: CWE-125

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