CVE-2026-53503: Thumbor is an open-source photo thumbnail service by globo.com. Prior to 7.8.0, Thumbor's filters:convolution( , , ) filter passes the user-contro
Thumbor is an open-source photo thumbnail service by globo.com. Prior to 7.8.0, Thumbor's filters:convolution(<matrix>, <columns>, <should_normalize>) filter passes the user-controlled <columns> value to a C extension (thumbor/ext/filters/_convolution.c) where it is used as a divisor (for % and /) without validating columns > 0. When columns=0, the C code triggers undefined behavior; on x86_64 this reliably results in a fatal divide-by-zero trap (SIGFPE) and crashes the Thumbor process, causing a remote denial of service. This issue is fixed in 7.8.0.
Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53503
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-535030.42% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 34% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-53503 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Thumbor is an
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- highCVE-2026-53505: Thumbor is an open-source photo thumbnail service by globo.com. Prior to 7.8.0, Thumbor's filt…nvd · 2026-07-31
- highCVE-2026-53504: Thumbor is an open-source photo thumbnail service by globo.com. Prior to 7.8.0, the convolutio…nvd · 2026-07-31
- unknownCVE-2026-53502: Thumbor is an open-source photo thumbnail service by globo.com. Prior to 7.8.0, file_loader de…nvd · 2026-07-31
- highCVE-2026-53501: Thumbor is an open-source photo thumbnail service by globo.com. Prior to 7.8.0, Thumbor’s HMAC…nvd · 2026-07-31
- highCVE-2026-53500: Thumbor is an open-source photo thumbnail service by globo.com. Prior to 7.8.0, the ALLOWED_SO…nvd · 2026-07-31
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