CRITICAL 9.4 Microsoft
CVE-2026-52491
An issue in libtiff 85f2ac8e0b01cb7db2bbecf4a3b891bdbef67938 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via the libtiff/tools/thumbnail.c: main() component
Microsoft Security Update 2026-Aug: An issue in libtiff 85f2ac8e0b01cb7db2bbecf4a3b891bdbef67938 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via the libtiff/tools/thumbnail.c: main() component
Affected Products
- azl3 libtiff 4.6.0-14 on Azure Linux 3.0
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-52491
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-52491
This critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.4 was published on 2026-08-11 via Microsoft. Affected: azl3 libtiff 4.6.0-14 on Azure Linux 3.0.
Risk Timeline
CVE Disclosed2026-08-11 · 61 days ago
Remediation Resources
Official Advisory
msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-52491NVD / MITRE
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