CVE-2026-46522

HIGHPre-NVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 1.8%, top 23% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Elevated
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 2%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EG Risk
65(Track)
EG Risk 65/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
2%
EPSS %ILE
78%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 18, 2026

Last Modified

July 23, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 11, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
github Patch Available

Infinite Loop in the MIFF decoder can lead to CPU exhaustion · Advisory · ImageMagick/ImageMagick · GitHub

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-46522(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatImageMagick-0:6.9.10.68-17.el7_92026-06-29redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(22 across 5 ecosystems)
NuGet(18)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (215 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q16-arm6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (60 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (212 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (60 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (60 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (112 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (212 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x8610.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (212 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (60 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (112 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q16-x6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (231 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q16-x8610.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (231 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (215 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q8-arm6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (60 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (60 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (112 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q8-x6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (231 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q8-x8610.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (231 versions)14.13.1—
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
imagemagick8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3 ... 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u9 (13 versions)8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u13—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
imagemagick8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6 ... 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u9 (10 versions)8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u10—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
imagemagick8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1 ... 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u8 (9 versions)8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u9—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
imagemagick8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1 ... 8:7.1.2.8+dfsg1-1 (16 versions)8:7.1.2.23+dfsg1-1—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 30× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 151 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
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  23. 2026-08-23 17:12 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-21 23:41 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 23:41 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
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  5. 2026-08-20 19:08 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
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  10. 2026-08-17 10:05 UTCVendor advisory
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  24. 2026-08-12 14:38 UTCVendor advisory
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  26. 2026-08-12 02:00 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-08-11 13:59 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-08-11 13:59 UTCVendor advisory
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  30. 2026-08-11 01:57 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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  40. 2026-08-08 09:37 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-08-07 21:36 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-08-07 21:36 UTCVendor advisory
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  45. 2026-08-06 21:26 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-08-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-08-06 09:25 UTCVendor advisory
  48. 2026-08-05 21:24 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-08-05 21:24 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  53. 2026-08-04 05:27 UTCVendor advisory
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  56. 2026-08-03 10:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  57. 2026-08-02 19:05 UTCVendor advisory
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  59. 2026-08-02 07:04 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-08-02 02:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  62. 2026-08-01 18:20 UTCVendor advisory
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  71. 2026-07-26 08:21 UTCVendor advisory
  72. 2026-07-25 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
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  75. 2026-07-23 03:17 UTCEG score recompute

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-52595
    First seen May 29, 2026

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

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-46522?
CVE-2026-46522 is a high vulnerability published on May 18, 2026. 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.
When was CVE-2026-46522 disclosed?
CVE-2026-46522 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 18, 2026, with the most recent update on July 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-46522 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-46522 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 21.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-46522?
CVE-2026-46522 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-46522?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-46522, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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