# CVE-2026-50291: OpenImageIO: Segmentation Fault in BmpInput::read\_native\_scanline (bmpinput.cpp:399)

- Also known as: GHSA-Q3C7-3225-66H7
- 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: 3.0.16.0, 3.1.11.0
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-09-24

## Affected

- AcademySoftwareFoundation OpenImageIO: fixed in 3.0.16.0; from 3.1.0.0, fixed in 3.1.11.0

## Description

OpenImageIO is a toolset for reading, writing, and manipulating image files of any image file format relevant to VFX / animation. Prior to versions 3.0.16.0 and 3.1.11.0, processing a crafted BMP file through oiiotool or an application linked to OpenImageIO can reach BMP palette handling in src/bmp.imageio/bmpinput.cpp with an empty color table. BmpInput::read_native_scanline then performs an invalid palette read while decoding an RLE-compressed scanline, causing a process crash and denial of service. This issue is fixed in versions 3.0.16.0 and 3.1.11.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on AcademySoftwareFoundation OpenImageIO, upgrade to a fixed version (3.0.16.0, 3.1.11.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO/security/advisories/GHSA-q3c7-3225-66h7
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO/pull/5030
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO/commit/91500ed58ce927b7e710c6bbc3b7f795bb0791b5
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO/commit/be984856e315e0a82cd866745b544c8c4cb8bd45
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO/commit/ee3370d004d5895554239b4302c59eedb721f086
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO/releases/tag/v3.0.16.0
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO/releases/tag/v3.1.11.0

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