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 · 76th 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
Listed for defensive triage and patch prioritization.
Affected
Vendors Imagemagick Red Hat
Products Imagemagick Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (V. 7 Els) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (V. 7 Els) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-400: Uncontrolled resource consumption
- CWE-835
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H