🛡️ CVE-2026-42310 on PyPI (Root.io) — pillow

🟡 CVSS 5.0 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
5.0
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

CVE-2026-42310 in pillow - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2026-42310 in the pillow package for Root:PyPI. Multiple fixed versions available.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-42310 as tracked by PyPI (Root.io), for the package pillow. The fix is available in version 10.3.0+aikido.13; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.

Affected software

ROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2026-42310 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • pillow (fixed in 10.3.0+aikido.13)
  • rootio-pillow (fixed in 12.1.0+root.io.8)

Timeline and source

Published on 11 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

CVE-2026-42310 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 5.0
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-08-11
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-08-11
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
pillow — 10.3.0+aikido.13
rootio-pillow — 12.1.0+root.io.8

References

N/A

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