CVE-2026-27809
psd-tools: Compression module has unguarded zlib decompression, missing dimension validation, and hardening gaps
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.8 Medium
- Published
- Feb 25, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- Reserved
- Feb 24, 2026
Description
psd-tools is a Python package for working with Adobe Photoshop PSD files. Prior to version 1.12.2, when a PSD file contains malformed RLE-compressed image data (e.g. a literal run that extends past the expected row size), decode_rle() raises ValueError which propagated all the way to the user, crashing psd.composite() and psd-tools export. decompress() already had a fallback that replaces failed channels with black pixels when result is None, but it never triggered because the ValueError from decode_rle() was not caught. The fix in version 1.12.2 wraps the decode_rle() call in a try/except so the existing fallback handles the error gracefully.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 6.8 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
psd-toolspsd-tools |
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References
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