CVE-2026-22695CWE-125

LIBPNG has a heap buffer over-read in png_image_read_direct_scaled (regression from CVE-2025-65018 fix)

Medium · published January 12, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
12.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

LIBPNG is a reference library for use in applications that read, create, and manipulate PNG (Portable Network Graphics) raster image files. From 1.6.51 to 1.6.53, there is a heap buffer over-read in the libpng simplified API function png_image_finish_read when processing interlaced 16-bit PNGs with 8-bit output format and non-minimal row stride. This is a regression introduced by the fix for CVE-2025-65018. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.6.54.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.1 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00222 · 12.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read
Published
2026-01-12T22:55Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 JAN 22:55Z
    LIBPNG has a heap buffer over-read in png_image_read_direct_scaled (regression from CVE-2025-65018 fix)
    cvelistv5