CVE-2026-46522
ImageMagick: Infinite Loop in the MIFF decoder can lead to CPU exhaustion
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
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.
How to fix CVE-2026-46522
To remediate CVE-2026-46522, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/imagemagick—no fix listed
- —upgrade to 14.13.1 or later
- —upgrade to 14.13.1 or later
- —upgrade to 14.13.1 or later
- —upgrade to 14.13.1 or later
- —upgrade to 14.13.1 or later
- —upgrade to 14.13.1 or later
- —upgrade to 14.13.1 or later
- —upgrade to 14.13.1 or later
- —upgrade to 14.13.1 or later
- —upgrade to 14.13.1 or later
- —upgrade to 14.13.1 or later
- —upgrade to 14.13.1 or later
- —upgrade to 14.13.1 or later
- —upgrade to 14.13.1 or later
- —upgrade to 14.13.1 or later
- —upgrade to 14.13.1 or later
- —upgrade to 14.13.1 or later
- —upgrade to 14.13.1 or later
Is CVE-2026-46522 being exploited?
No exploitation signal available. Neither CISA KEV nor a current EPSS score has been published for CVE-2026-46522.
Affected packages (19)
- from 0
- from 0, < 14.13.1
- from 0, < 14.13.1
- from 0, < 14.13.1
- from 0, < 14.13.1
- from 0, < 14.13.1
- from 0, < 14.13.1
- from 0, < 14.13.1
- from 0, < 14.13.1
- from 0, < 14.13.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |