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TI-2026-34211 Aliases CVE-2026-46522GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5

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

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-400Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-400.

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01849 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial ImageMagick (ImageMagick): 7.1.2-23, 6.9.13-48Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU (NuGet): 14.13.1+17 more productsRed Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ImageMagickImageMagickbefore 7.1.2-23; before 6.9.13-487.1.2-23, 6.9.13-48Patch availableCNA
—Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU (NuGet)before 14.13.114.13.1Patch availableGHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
—Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU (NuGet)before 14.13.114.13.1Patch availableGHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
—Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 (NuGet)before 14.13.114.13.1Patch availableGHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
—Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64 (NuGet)before 14.13.114.13.1Patch availableGHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
—Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 (NuGet)before 14.13.114.13.1Patch availableGHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
—Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 (NuGet)before 14.13.114.13.1Patch availableGHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
—Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 (NuGet)before 14.13.114.13.1Patch availableGHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
—Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 (NuGet)before 14.13.114.13.1Patch availableGHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
—Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 (NuGet)before 14.13.114.13.1Patch availableGHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
—Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 (NuGet)before 14.13.114.13.1Patch availableGHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
—Magick.NET-Q16-x64 (NuGet)before 14.13.114.13.1Patch availableGHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
—Magick.NET-Q16-x86 (NuGet)before 14.13.114.13.1Patch availableGHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
—Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU (NuGet)before 14.13.114.13.1Patch availableGHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
—Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 (NuGet)before 14.13.114.13.1Patch availableGHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
—Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 (NuGet)before 14.13.114.13.1Patch availableGHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
—Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 (NuGet)before 14.13.114.13.1Patch availableGHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
—Magick.NET-Q8-x64 (NuGet)before 14.13.114.13.1Patch availableGHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
—Magick.NET-Q8-x86 (NuGet)before 14.13.114.13.1Patch availableGHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
  • ImageMagick VendorImageMagick Affected before 7.1.2-23; before 6.9.13-48 Fixed in 7.1.2-23, 6.9.13-48 Patch available CNA
  • Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.13.1 Fixed in 14.13.1 Patch available GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
  • Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.13.1 Fixed in 14.13.1 Patch available GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
  • Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.13.1 Fixed in 14.13.1 Patch available GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
  • Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.13.1 Fixed in 14.13.1 Patch available GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
  • Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.13.1 Fixed in 14.13.1 Patch available GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
  • Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.13.1 Fixed in 14.13.1 Patch available GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
  • Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.13.1 Fixed in 14.13.1 Patch available GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
  • Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.13.1 Fixed in 14.13.1 Patch available GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
  • Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.13.1 Fixed in 14.13.1 Patch available GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
  • Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.13.1 Fixed in 14.13.1 Patch available GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
  • Magick.NET-Q16-x64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.13.1 Fixed in 14.13.1 Patch available GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
  • Magick.NET-Q16-x86 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.13.1 Fixed in 14.13.1 Patch available GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
  • Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.13.1 Fixed in 14.13.1 Patch available GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
  • Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.13.1 Fixed in 14.13.1 Patch available GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
  • Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.13.1 Fixed in 14.13.1 Patch available GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
  • Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.13.1 Fixed in 14.13.1 Patch available GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
  • Magick.NET-Q8-x64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.13.1 Fixed in 14.13.1 Patch available GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5
  • Magick.NET-Q8-x86 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.13.1 Fixed in 14.13.1 Patch available GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 6.9.13-48; 7.0.0-0 to before 7.1.2-23VulnerableImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.9.13-48; 7.0.0-0 to before 7.1.2-23 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA ImageMagick (ImageMagick) Fixed in 7.1.2-23, 6.9.13-48
  • Fix · GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5 Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU (NuGet) Fixed in 14.13.1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5 Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU (NuGet) Fixed in 14.13.1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5 Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 (NuGet) Fixed in 14.13.1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5 Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64 (NuGet) Fixed in 14.13.1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5 Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 (NuGet) Fixed in 14.13.1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5 Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 (NuGet) Fixed in 14.13.1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5 Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 (NuGet) Fixed in 14.13.1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5 Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 (NuGet) Fixed in 14.13.1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5 Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 (NuGet) Fixed in 14.13.1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5 Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 (NuGet) Fixed in 14.13.1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5 Magick.NET-Q16-x64 (NuGet) Fixed in 14.13.1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5 Magick.NET-Q16-x86 (NuGet) Fixed in 14.13.1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5 Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU (NuGet) Fixed in 14.13.1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5 Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 (NuGet) Fixed in 14.13.1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5 Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 (NuGet) Fixed in 14.13.1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5 Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 (NuGet) Fixed in 14.13.1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5 Magick.NET-Q8-x64 (NuGet) Fixed in 14.13.1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5 Magick.NET-Q8-x86 (NuGet) Fixed in 14.13.1 Advisory →

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2026:32961 Released 2026-06-29 · Red Hat rating Important
    ImageMagick security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) ImageMagick-6.9.10.68-17.el7_9, ImageMagick-6.9.10.68-17.el7_9.ppc, ImageMagick-c++-6.9.10.68-17.el7_9 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS) ImageMagick-c++-6.9.10.68-17.el7_9, ImageMagick-c++-6.9.10.68-17.el7_9.ppc, ImageMagick-c++-devel-6.9.10.68-17.el7_9 +4

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)Fixed RHSA-2026:32961
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS)Fixed RHSA-2026:32961

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-46522
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7gg8-qqx7-92g5

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2016-03144 The (1) EPHEMERAL, (2) HTTPS, (3) MVG, (4) MSL, (5) TEXT, (6) SHOW, (7) WIN, and (8) PLT… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2023-16996 Improper input validation in ImageMagick CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-03148 The (1) HTTP and (2) FTP coders in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1… KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2016-03145 The EPHEMERAL coder in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allows remote… KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2025-35690 ImageMagick BlobStream Forward-Seek Under-Allocation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-33094 ImageMagick has Stack Buffer Overflow in image.c CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
See all 888 →

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