CVE-2019-25622: Paint Studio 2.17 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the applicat

Routine

MEDIUM 6.2DOWNGRADE

CVE-2019-25622 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.2) affecting paint studio. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Paint Studio 2.17 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by providing malformed input through the key entry mechanism. Attackers can create a text file with a large buffer of characters and trigger the application to read it, causing the application to crash and become unavailable.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.2 (Medium)
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.2% (top 92%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-1285
Published	2026-03-23
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulnCheck · Vendor: pixarra

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2026-03-23 14:16 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 02:32 UTCUpdated Record last modified

pixarra paint studio DOWNGRADE

Affected: 2.17

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 2.17

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy paint-studio || rpm -q paint-studio || paint-studio --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 2.17 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison paint-studio sudo apt install paint-studio=<VERSION_BEFORE_2.17> sudo apt-mark hold paint-studio

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list paint-studio sudo dnf downgrade paint-studio-<VERSION_BEFORE_2.17> sudo dnf versionlock add paint-studio

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2019-25622?

paint studio: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2019-25622 being exploited?

CVE-2019-25622 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2019-25622 affect?

CVE-2019-25622 affects paint studio. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.2). Paint Studio 2.17 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by providing malformed input through the key entry mechanism. Attackers can create a text file with a large buffer of characte

How urgent is CVE-2019-25622?

Priority 29/100. Public exploit reference

References

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