CVE-2026-46522

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 v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5	Vendor 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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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	cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick::::::::

History

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Information

Published : 2026-06-10 22:16

Updated : 2026-07-23 09:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-46522

Mitre link : CVE-2026-46522

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-46522

JSON object : View

Products Affected

imagemagick

imagemagick

CWE

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CWE-835

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

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