# CVE-2026-54059: Pillow: PcfFontFile.\_load\_bitmaps()\`: \`Image.frombytes()\` called without \`\_decompression\_bomb\_check()\` — bomb protection bypass via PCF font loading

- Also known as: GHSA-8V84-F9PQ-WR9X, BIT-PILLOW-2026-54059, PYSEC-2026-2253
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 12.3.0
- Published: 2026-07-06 · Updated: 2026-07-07

## Affected

- python-pillow Pillow: fixed in 12.3.0
- pillow (PyPI): fixed in 12.3.0

## Description

Pillow is a Python imaging library. Prior to 12.3.0, PIL/PcfFontFile.py _load_bitmaps() read glyph dimensions from the PCF METRICS section and passed them directly to Image.frombytes() without calling Image._decompression_bomb_check(), allowing crafted PCF font data to cause excessive memory allocation. This issue is fixed in version 12.3.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on python-pillow Pillow, pillow, upgrade to a fixed version (12.3.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-8v84-f9pq-wr9x
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/0a263e6264aa5399988d9acd3bbfbca2ca3ec77d
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/main/docs/releasenotes/12.3.0.rst

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