CVE-2026-52491: CVE-2026-52491 is a high-severity
Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.4 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 8% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 25 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Until a patch or official fix is available, restrict local access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to libtiff usage.
Description
CVE-2026-52491 is a high-severity vulnerability in libtiff identified in the thumbnail.c main component. It allows an attacker with local access to execute arbitrary code due to a flaw in the affected code. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.4, indicating significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No specific affected versions or patches are currently documented.