CVE-2026-40652: Medium severity vulnerability

Published Nov 3, 2026

Updated

An out-of-bounds read condition in the AMD Compressonator SDK could allow an attacker with local access to supply a specially crafted Truevision Advanced Raster Graphics Adapter (TGA) file to a user or an automated pipeline, potentially resulting in disclosure of sensitive heap memory contents or denial of service.

Event History

Nov 3, 2026

CVE Published

via MITRE·03:08 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·03:08 PM

DescriptionWeakness

Data Sourced

via NVD·03:17 PM

DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

What level of access and interaction are required for exploitation?

The attacker needs local access and low privileges, and must provide a specially crafted TGA file to a user or automated processing pipeline. The vector indicates user interaction is required.

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