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CVE-2026-54059: Pillow `PcfFontFile._load_bitmaps()`: `Image.frombytes()` called without `_decompression_bomb_check()` — bomb protection bypass via PCF font loading

July 20, 2026

PIL/PcfFontFile.py _load_bitmaps() (line 227) reads glyph dimensions from the PCF METRICS section and passes them directly to Image.frombytes() without calling Image._decompression_bomb_check(). Dimensions originate from unsigned 16-bit values:

xsize = right - left          (max: 65535 − 0 = 65535)
ysize = ascent + descent      (max: 65535 + 65535 = 131070)

Maximum exploitable pixel count: 65,535 × 131,070 = 8,589,734,450 pixels — 48× the DecompressionBombError threshold.

Vulnerable code (PIL/PcfFontFile.py line 224–227):

for i in range(nbitmaps):
xsize, ysize = metrics[i][:2]    # from PCF METRICS — attacker-controlled
b, e = offsets[i : i + 2]
bitmaps.append(
Image.frombytes("1", (xsize, ysize), data[b:e], "raw", mode, pad(xsize))

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-8v84-f9pq-wr9x
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2026-2253.yaml
  • github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/main/docs/releasenotes/12.3.0.rst
  • github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/0a263e6264aa5399988d9acd3bbfbca2ca3ec77d
  • github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-8v84-f9pq-wr9x
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54059

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 12.3.0

Fixed versions

  • 12.3.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 12.3.0 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-789: Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value

Source file

pypi/Pillow/CVE-2026-54059.yml

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