Name: CVE-2026-52490: Improper Control of Generation of Code
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2026-52490, CWE-94, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.0051

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

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alma_linux	—	Upgrade libtiff-toolsUpgrade libtiffUpgrade libtiff-devel	Oct 11, 2026	Sep 21, 2026
Amazon_linux_2023	—	Upgrade libtiffUpgrade libtiff-develUpgrade libtiff-staticUpgrade libtiff-debuginfoUpgrade libtiff-tools-debuginfoUpgrade libtiff-debugsourceUpgrade libtiff-tools	Sep 30, 2026	Aug 24, 2026
Redhat_linux	—	Upgrade libtiff-develUpgrade libtiff-tools-debuginfoUpgrade libtiff-toolsUpgrade libtiff-debugsourceNo solution existsUpgrade libtiff-debuginfoUpgrade libtiff	Aug 27, 2026	Aug 24, 2026
Rocky_linux	—	Upgrade libtiffUpgrade libtiff-tools-debuginfoUpgrade libtiff-debugsourceUpgrade libtiff-debuginfoUpgrade libtiff-toolsUpgrade libtiff-devel	Sep 28, 2026	Sep 22, 2026

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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