diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/openscenegraph/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/openscenegraph/default.nix
index 9be5018dc29b..b12ca67655b9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/openscenegraph/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/openscenegraph/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   libX11, libXinerama, libXrandr, libGLU, libGL,
   glib, ilmbase, libxml2, pcre, zlib,
   jpegSupport ? true, libjpeg,
-  jasperSupport ? true, jasper,
+  jasperSupport ? false, jasper,  # disable jasper by default (many CVE)
   exrSupport ? false, openexr,
   gifSupport ? true, giflib,
   pngSupport ? true, libpng,