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GHSA-jh2j-j4j9-crg3 opencv-python-headless

HIGHFix: opencv/opencv#24274

GHSA-jh2j-j4j9-crg3 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in opencv-python-headless. A fix is available for opencv-python-headless — see the affected versions and patch details below.

opencv-python-headless bundled libwebp binaries in wheels that are vulnerable to CVE-2023-4863

Published
Aug 30, 2024
Updated
Sep 10, 2026
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Sep 10, 2026 · OSV.dev, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected
🐍opencv-python-headless

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects PyPI packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

opencv-python-headless versions before v4.8.1.78 bundled libwebp binaries in wheels that are vulnerable to CVE-2023-4863. opencv-python-headless v4.8.1.78 upgrades the bundled libwebp binary to v1.3.2.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🐍PyPIopencv-python-headlessall versions4.8.1.78pip install --upgrade 'opencv-python-headless==4.8.1.78'

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for opencv-python-headless, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update opencv-python-headless to 4.8.1.78 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-jh2j-j4j9-crg3 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-jh2j-j4j9-crg3 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.

Tailored to GHSA-jh2j-j4j9-crg3. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

opencv-python-headless versions before v4.8.1.78 bundled libwebp binaries in wheels that are vulnerable to CVE-2023-4863. opencv-python-headless v4.8.1.78 upgrades the bundled libwebp binary to v1.3.2.
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is GHSA-jh2j-j4j9-crg3 in your dependencies?

O3 Security finds GHSA-jh2j-j4j9-crg3 across PyPI dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.

GHSA-jh2j-j4j9-crg3: opencv-python (High 8.8) | O3 Security