CVE-2026-46522 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 1.9% (pctl 79)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2.23 and 6.9.13-48, due to a missing check in the MIFF decoder, a crafted file could cause an infinite loop resulting in CPU exhaustion. Versions 7.1.2.23 and 6.9.13-48 fix the issue.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| EPSS | 1.93% — more likely to be exploited than 79% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-400 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2026-06-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-07-23 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| imagemagick | imagemagick |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | ImageMagick - Infinite Loop in the MIFF decoder can lead to CPU exhaustion | 2026-05-29 |
References
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:32961
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46522
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487730
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-46522.json
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