Is CVE-2026-112893 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-112893 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-112893?

High severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 19 October 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

pillow (PyPI) >= 10.0.0, < 13.0.0, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=10.0.0,fixed=13.0.0; Python Pillow Project Pillow 10.0.0 through 12.x.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-112893?

Yes. pillow (PyPI): upgrade to 13.0.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2026-112893 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-112893?

Check whether you run pillow (PyPI) or Python Pillow Project Pillow at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-112893: Pillow use-after-free in FreeType glyph rendering with stroker

Q: Is there a fix for CVE-2026-112893?

Yes. pillow (PyPI): upgrade to 13.0.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

Q: How is CVE-2026-112893 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

Q: Am I affected by CVE-2026-112893?

Check whether you run pillow (PyPI) or Python Pillow Project Pillow at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-112893 · Severity: high · CVSS 4 · Published 2026-10-19

Pillow is a Python library for image processing and manipulation. An attacker can supply a malformed font file to an application using Pillow to draw text with a stroke effect, triggering a memory corruption flaw that crashes the process or potentially corrupts application data. The vulnerability affects versions 10.0.0 through 12.x.

Technologies: pillow (PyPI), Python Pillow Project Pillow. Vendors: PyPI, Python Pillow Project.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-112893 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-112893 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-112893?: High severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 19 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: pillow (PyPI) >= 10.0.0, < 13.0.0, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=10.0.0,fixed=13.0.0; Python Pillow Project Pillow 10.0.0 through 12.x.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-112893?: Yes. pillow (PyPI): upgrade to 13.0.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-112893 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-112893?: Check whether you run pillow (PyPI) or Python Pillow Project Pillow at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

pillow (PyPI): upgrade to 13.0.0 or later
```
pip install "pillow>=13.0.0"
```

Technical details

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the FreeType glyph rendering code when a stroker is active. If FT_Load_Glyph fails, the cleanup code attempts to free an uninitialized or stale glyph pointer via FT_Done_Glyph, causing heap corruption. An attacker can trigger the glyph-load failure path by supplying a crafted font file to any application that renders text with nonzero stroke width. The fix initializes the glyph pointer to NULL and adds proper cleanup guards.

Affected products

Python Pillow Project Pillow 10.0.0 through 12.x

Identifiers

CVE-2026-112893
GHSA-j4m9-6w36-pw47

Timeline

2026-10-19: disclosed
2026-10-16: patched: Fix released in version 13.0.0

References

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