# CVE-2026-65970: OpenImageIO: TIFF multithreaded scanline read use-after-scope in \`TIFFInput::read\_native\_scanlines\`

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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: 3.1.16.0
- Published: 2026-09-18 · Updated: 2026-09-18

## Affected

- AcademySoftwareFoundation OpenImageIO: fixed in 3.1.16.0

## Description

OpenImageIO is a toolset for reading, writing, and manipulating image files of any image file format relevant to VFX / animation. Prior to 3.1.16.0, a crafted ZIP-compressed TIFF processed with TIFF multithreading enabled can make TIFFInput::read_native_scanlines() return through an error path while asynchronous strip-decompression work remains queued. Because task_set is declared before ok and compressed_scratch, those captured objects are destroyed before the task-set destructor waits, allowing worker tasks to use stale stack and heap storage, resulting in a use-after-scope crash and denial of service. The affected implementation is identified by src/tiff.imageio/tiffinput.cpp, TIFFInput::read_native_scanlines(), task_set, ok, compressed_scratch, and uncompress_one_strip(), which define the relevant source path, functions, state, and trigger. This issue is fixed in 3.1.16.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on AcademySoftwareFoundation OpenImageIO, upgrade to a fixed version (3.1.16.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO/security/advisories/GHSA-v278-gpwr-r836
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO/pull/5294
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO/commit/31201c22df477b105b105c0dcfbf5d3d46db431b
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO/releases/tag/v3.1.16.0

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