Pillow: Invalid free in FreeType glyph rendering when a stroker is active

Date Oct 21, 2026

Type Vendor advisory

Signal High-risk advisory

Vendor / Product PyPI · pillow

CVE CVE-2026-112893

High-risk advisory CVE-2026-112893

Summary

Pillow: Invalid free in FreeType glyph rendering when a stroker is active

Why it matters

GitHub has published a reviewed security advisory for pillow. Prioritize it with other application dependency updates, especially because EPSS places it in the 21% percentile.

Operator check

Check whether pillow is present in application dependency manifests, lockfiles, or build images. Review the GitHub advisory and upgrade to a patched version where available. CVSS score: 8.2. EPSS probability: 0.3%; percentile: 21%.

Sources

GitHub Advisory GHSA-j4m9-6w36-pw47 NVD — CVE-2026-112893 Source reference

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