CVE-2026-52490CWE-94code-injection

CVE-2026-52490

Critical · published August 25, 2026

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
42.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

An issue in libtiff 85f2ac8e0b01cb7db2bbecf4a3b891bdbef67938 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via the process_command_opts() function in tools/tiffcrop.c

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00510 · 42.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Published
2026-08-25T01:17Z
References (3)
https://gist.github.com/okyfh/122c2d72e991a78c8af80a3af3be8671 · [email protected]https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/work_items/846 · [email protected]https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/work_items/846 · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 AUG 08:13Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
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  • 24 AUG 00:00Z
    An issue in libtiff 85f2ac8e0b01cb7db2bbecf4a3b891bdbef67938 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via the process_command_opts() function in…
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