CVE-2026-52490
An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in libTIFF to execute arbitrary code and cause unspecified impacts.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities in libTIFF allow attackers to execute arbitrary code and cause unspecified impacts.
- Who is affected
- Any deployment using affected libTIFF versions is at risk.
- Urgency
- High; remote code execution is possible and severity warrants prompt patching.
- Action
- Update libTIFF to a patched version as soon as available.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.16% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 5% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (2)
- medium[NEW] [medium] libTIFF: Multiple Vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-08-25
- criticalCVE-2026-52490: An issue in libtiff 85f2ac8e0b01cb7db2bbecf4a3b891bdbef67938 allows an attacker to execute arb…nvd · 2026-08-24
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