OpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, an image storage format for the motion picture industry. From version 3.4.0 to before version 3.4.7, an attacker providing a crafted .exr file with HTJ2K compression and a channel width of 32768 can write controlled data beyond the output heap buffer in any application that decodes EXR images. The write primitive is 2 bytes per overflow iteration or 4 bytes (by another path), repeating for each additional pixel past the overflow point. In this context, a heap write overflow can lead to remote code execution on systems. This issue has been patched in version 3.4.7.
History

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Academysoftwarefoundation
Academysoftwarefoundation openexr
Vendors & Products Academysoftwarefoundation
Academysoftwarefoundation openexr

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-1284
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


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Description OpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, an image storage format for the motion picture industry. From version 3.4.0 to before version 3.4.7, an attacker providing a crafted .exr file with HTJ2K compression and a channel width of 32768 can write controlled data beyond the output heap buffer in any application that decodes EXR images. The write primitive is 2 bytes per overflow iteration or 4 bytes (by another path), repeating for each additional pixel past the overflow point. In this context, a heap write overflow can lead to remote code execution on systems. This issue has been patched in version 3.4.7.
Title OpenEXR: integer overflow lead to OOB in HTJ2K decoder
Weaknesses CWE-122
CWE-190
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2026-04-01T20:51:45.884Z

Updated: 2026-04-03T19:47:18.494Z

Reserved: 2026-03-30T16:31:39.264Z

Link: CVE-2026-34545

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-03T19:47:04.539Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-04-01T21:17:01.640

Modified: 2026-04-03T16:10:52.680

Link: CVE-2026-34545

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-04-01T20:51:45Z

Links: CVE-2026-34545 - Bugzilla