CVE-2026-46522
highpriority · track · 11EPSS 0.018 · 79 %ileexploit · PoCDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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exploits (1)
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affected products (38)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-1567ImageMagick: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-05-17csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in ImageMagick ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen oder Informationen offenzulegen.
- GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5ImageMagick: Infinite Loop in the MIFF decoder can lead to CPU exhaustion2026-05-18ghsa · osvUS
Due to a missing check in the MIFF decoder a crafted file could cause an infinite loop resulting in CPU exhaustion.
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references (10)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-46522cnnvd
- https://imagemagick.org/download/Patchcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46522cnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52595cnnvd
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:32961nvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46522nvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487730nvd
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