pypi package report

Is pillow-heif safe?

pillow-heif (pypi) has 1 known vulnerability, the worst rated MODERATE. Upgrade to 1.3.0 or later to clear it. No malicious-package signal is recorded.

// reach

15 direct dependencies

6 carry known advisories, worst CRITICAL

15 packages depend on it

an advisory here reaches each of them

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// ai model usage

No published models are known to use this package.


cvss
5.5
medium

CVSS v4.0 base score out of 10

epss
0.70%
medium

chance of exploitation in 30 days, 54th percentile of all CVEs

xyz score
not scored

CyberXYZ composite out of 10

fig. 01 — GHSA-5gjj-6r7v-ph3x, the advisory selected below

// 1 advisories

An integer overflow in the encode path buffer validation of pillowheif.c allows an attacker to bypass bounds checks by providing large image dimensions…

Full advisory text at GitHub advisory or NVD.

// cvss v4.0 vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality (vulnerable system)
None
Integrity (vulnerable system)
None
Availability (vulnerable system)
Low
Confidentiality (subsequent systems)
None
Integrity (subsequent systems)
None
Availability (subsequent systems)
None
Exploit maturity
Proof of concept
// questions
Is pillow-heif safe to install?

CyberXYZ does not call a package safe in absolute terms. It records 1 known vulnerability for pillow-heif (pypi), the worst rated MODERATE, and no malicious-package signal. Whether it is acceptable depends on the version you run.

Does pillow-heif have known vulnerabilities?

Yes. CyberXYZ records 1 known vulnerability for pillow-heif (pypi), the worst rated MODERATE. They are GHSA-5gjj-6r7v-ph3x.

Which version of pillow-heif should I use?

1.3.0 or later clears every advisory recorded for pillow-heif (pypi). Check the release you pick before installing it.

How do I check pillow-heif before installing?

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Checked 2026-11-14 at 13:19 UTC. The most recent advisory here was published 2026-07-20. Updated continuously from NVD, GHSA, OSV and CNA feeds.

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