VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2026-46522
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.85%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.85%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.85% probability · 78th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-835
- Affected
- imagemagick/imagemagick
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5Vendor Advisory
- 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.