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high 7.5

CVE-2026-46522 json

ImageMagick: Infinite Loop in the MIFF decoder can lead to CPU exhaustion

published 2026-05-18 5 mo ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also EUVD-2026-36162 , GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5 , JLSEC-2026-1014

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.8%
EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • nuget Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU 14.13.1
  • nuget Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU 14.13.1
  • nuget Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 14.13.1
  • nuget Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64 14.13.1
  • nuget Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 14.13.1
  • nuget Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 14.13.1
  • nuget Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 14.13.1
  • nuget Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 14.13.1
  • nuget Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 14.13.1
  • nuget Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 14.13.1
  • nuget Magick.NET-Q16-x64 14.13.1
  • nuget Magick.NET-Q16-x86 14.13.1
  • nuget Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU 14.13.1
  • nuget Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 14.13.1
  • nuget Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 14.13.1
  • nuget Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 14.13.1
  • nuget Magick.NET-Q8-x64 14.13.1
  • nuget Magick.NET-Q8-x86 14.13.1
  • julia ImageMagick_jll 7.1.2028+0
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support 0:6.9.10.68-17.el7_9
  • imagemagick Debian 12 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u10
  • imagemagick Debian 13 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u9
  • imagemagick Debian 14 8:7.1.2.23+dfsg1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46522

  • ImageMagick RHEL 7 ELS 6.9.10.68-17.el7_9
  • ImageMagick-c++ RHEL 7 ELS 6.9.10.68-17.el7_9
  • ImageMagick-perl RHEL 7 ELS 6.9.10.68-17.el7_9

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:32961

  • ImageMagick SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7, SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7 7.1.1.43-150700.3.65.1
  • ImageMagick SLES for SAP applications 16.0, SLES 16.0 7.1.2.0-160000.10.1
  • ImageMagick SLES for SAP 15 SP6, SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES for SAP 15 SP4 +8 more 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1
  • ImageMagick SLES LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5-LTSS 6.8.8.1-71.259.1
  • ImageMagick SLES for SAP 15 SP6, SLES 15 SP6-LTSS 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:3024-1SUSE-SU-2026:3023-1SUSE-SU-2026:2877-1SUSE-SU-2026:22378-1SUSE-SU-2026:2580-1

  • ImageMagick openSUSE Leap 16.0 7.1.2.0-160000.10.1
  • ImageMagick openSUSE Tumbleweed 7.1.2.25-2.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:21071-1openSUSE-SU-2026:11061-1

  • imagemagick Alpine 3.23 7.1.2.24-r0
  • imagemagick Alpine 3.24 7.1.2.23-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2026-46522

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-46522 updated cvss 7.5

ImageMagick: ImageMagick: Denial of Service via crafted MIFF file

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 ImageMagick, ImageMagick-c++, ImageMagick-perl
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) ImageMagick 6.9.10.68-17.el7_9, ImageMagick-c++ 6.9.10.68-17.el7_9, ImageMagick-perl 6.9.10.68-17.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS) ImageMagick-c++ 6.9.10.68-17.el7_9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:32961

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-52595)

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
4 mo ago

Exploit prediction

1.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-52595 ImageMagick - Infinite Loop in the MIFF decoder can lead to CPU exhaustion local, 2026-05-29

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA ADP 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
GitHub 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
OSV 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
nuget Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU
<14.13.1
14.13.1
nuget Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU
<14.13.1
14.13.1
nuget Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64
<14.13.1
14.13.1
nuget Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64
<14.13.1
14.13.1
nuget Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64
<14.13.1
14.13.1
nuget Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64
<14.13.1
14.13.1
nuget Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86
<14.13.1
14.13.1
nuget Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64
<14.13.1
14.13.1
nuget Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64
<14.13.1
14.13.1
nuget Magick.NET-Q16-arm64
<14.13.1
14.13.1
nuget Magick.NET-Q16-x64
<14.13.1
14.13.1
nuget Magick.NET-Q16-x86
<14.13.1
14.13.1
nuget Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU
<14.13.1
14.13.1
nuget Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64
<14.13.1
14.13.1
nuget Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64
<14.13.1
14.13.1
nuget Magick.NET-Q8-arm64
<14.13.1
14.13.1
nuget Magick.NET-Q8-x64
<14.13.1
14.13.1
nuget Magick.NET-Q8-x86
<14.13.1
14.13.1
julia ImageMagick_jll
<7.1.2028+0
7.1.2028+0

Affected products

  • ImageMagick ImageMagick
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
  • CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition

References

Sources

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