# CVE-2026-43996: OpenImageIO: Integer wraparound in bounds check of decode\_pixel leads to out-of-bounds read in TGA paletted image decoder

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.0.18.0, 3.1.13.0
- Published: 2026-05-14 · Updated: 2026-05-16

## Affected

- AcademySoftwareFoundation OpenImageIO: fixed in 3.0.18.0; from 3.1.4.0-beta, fixed in 3.1.13.0

## Description

OpenImageIO is a toolset for reading, writing, and manipulating image files of any image file format relevant to VFX / animation. Prior to 3.0.18.0 and 3.1.13.0, the bounds check in TGAInput::decode_pixel computes k + palbytespp as unsigned 32-bit arithmetic. When k = 0xFFFFFFFC and palbytespp = 4, the addition wraps to 0, which compares less than palette_alloc_size and passes the check. The subsequent palette access uses the unwrapped k (0xFFFFFFFC) as the index, reading ~4 GB past the start of the palette buffer — SEGV. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.0.18.0 and 3.1.13.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on AcademySoftwareFoundation OpenImageIO, upgrade to a fixed version (3.0.18.0, 3.1.13.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO/security/advisories/GHSA-mq8j-73c4-cr55

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