Yes—if the highlights are truly blown out, the missing detail usually can’t be recovered from that photo alone, so the practical fix is to borrow that area from another image.

Simplest workflow:

1. Put the overexposed photo on top of a better-exposed photo as a new layer.
2. Align the two layers carefully.
3. Adjust the exposure/brightness of the top image so the overlapping areas match as closely as possible.
4. Add a layer mask to the top layer.
5. Paint on the mask (or softly erase/mask) only in the blown-out area so the properly exposed background from the lower layer shows through.
6. Use a soft brush and partial opacity for a gradual blend.

This is generally easier and cleaner than trying to recover detail from the blown highlights. A non-destructive editor with adjustment layers and masks makes the job easier because you can fine-tune the exposure match after masking. Krita was specifically suggested for this, but the same basic method works in most layer-based editors, including GIMP.