Pillow: Memory disclosure and segfault in libtiff encoder via crafted TIFF tags

Date Oct 21, 2026
Type Vendor advisory
Signal High-risk advisory
Vendor / Product PyPI ยท Pillow
CVE CVE-2026-112902
High-risk advisory CVE-2026-112902

Summary

Pillow: Memory disclosure and segfault in libtiff encoder via crafted TIFF tags

Why it matters

GitHub has published a reviewed security advisory for Pillow. Prioritize it with other application dependency updates.

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: 8.8.

Sources

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