# CVE-2026-67549: OpenImageIO: TIFF 1-bit CMYK bit conversion heap out-of-bounds write

- Also known as: GHSA-3WXW-RQHW-J2W4
- Severity: CVSS 7.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/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: 2026-09-24

## 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 1-bit contiguous cmyk tiff is exposed through a native uint1 imagespec, so callers allocate a bit-packed buffer. tiffinput::read_native_scanline_locked() nevertheless invokes tiffinput::bit_convert() with 8-bit output and writes one expanded byte per value into that smaller buffer, resulting in a heap out-of-bounds write and memory corruption. The affected implementation is identified by src/tiff.imageio/tiffinput.cpp, TIFFInput::bit_convert(), TIFFInput::read_native_scanline_locked(), PHOTOMETRIC_SEPARATED, 1-bit CMYK, and native uint1 ImageSpec, 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-3wxw-rqhw-j2w4
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO/pull/5296
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO/commit/6e9b86ee4cce8fd7bed6cfb101a266d8f8a296d4
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO/releases/tag/v3.1.16.0

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