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CVE-2026-52491 (GCVE-0-2026-52491)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-25 00:00 – Updated: 2026-08-31 15:57
VLAI
Summary
An issue in libtiff 85f2ac8e0b01cb7db2bbecf4a3b891bdbef67938 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via the libtiff/tools/thumbnail.c: main() component
Severity
8.4 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-31 15:57 UTC
CWE
  • n/a
  • CWE-190 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Assigner
References
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