CVE-2026-46522
HIGH 7.5 PoC AVAILABLEImageMagick 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.
Public exploit or PoC code exists. Modeled probability is still low, but the barrier to attack is reduced — watch closely.
Exploitation likelihood
1.8%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 77th percentile
Impact if exploited
7.5CVSS 3.1 · HIGH
- ConfidentialityNone
- IntegrityNone
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept & exploit code
- exploitdb ExploitDB #52595
- github-search Search GitHub for public PoC repos
Test against your own equipment
searchsploit --cve CVE-2026-46522 && searchsploit -m 52595Fetch the ExploitDB PoC locally; review the code before running it.curl -s https://vulnpedia.com/cve/CVE-2026-46522/poc.jsonMachine-readable PoC index for this CVE (for automation).Listed for defensive triage, patch verification, and authorized testing on systems you own. Machine-readable: /cve/CVE-2026-46522/poc.json
Affected
Vendors Imagemagick Red Hat
Products Imagemagick Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-400: : Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
- CWE-835: : Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Imagemagick | Imagemagick | < 6.9.13-48 |
| Imagemagick | Imagemagick | ≥ 7.0.0-0 and < 7.1.2-23 |
All CVSS metrics
- HIGH 7.5 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - HIGH 7.5 v3.1 · ADP Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - HIGH 7.5 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H