[NEW] [medium] libTIFF: Multiple Vulnerabilities

mediumCVE-2026-52490 CVE-2026-52492

An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in libTIFF to execute arbitrary code and cause unspecified impacts.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: libTIFF product: libTIFF Remote code execution Memory corruption

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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Details

Source: CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity: medium
Published: 2026-08-25
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync
Language: Machine-translated to English — verify against the original

Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-3002

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-2026-524900.16% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 5% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-524920.16% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 5% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-52490	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org
CVE-2026-52492	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

Same CVEs, other sources

How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.

Recent advisories for libTIFF

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.

unknownCVE-2026-52491: An issue in libtiff 85f2ac8e0b01cb7db2bbecf4a3b891bdbef67938 allows an attacker to execute arb…nvd · 2026-08-25
unknownCVE-2026-52492: An integer overflow in the libtiff rgb2ycbcr utility's cvtRaster() function when computing str…nvd · 2026-08-24
criticalCVE-2026-52490: An issue in libtiff 85f2ac8e0b01cb7db2bbecf4a3b891bdbef67938 allows an attacker to execute arb…nvd · 2026-08-24
medium[UPDATE] [medium] libTIFF: Vulnerability allows code execution and Denial of Servicecert-bund · 2026-08-24
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medium[UPDATE] [medium] libTIFF: Multiple vulnerabilities enable denial of servicecert-bund · 2026-08-20