Resource exhaustion in Imagemagick

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.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.019 (79.2th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 79.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-46522: held from 0.018 to 0.019.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.019 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-46522?
CVE-2026-46522 is a high-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-06-10.
How severe is CVE-2026-46522?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.