CVE intelligence

CVE-2026-52491

Vulnerability intelligence

Published Aug 25, 2026Sources checked Oct 28, 2026

8.4HIGHCVSS out of 10

What this means

Review the available evidence

CVE-2026-52491 and is rated High severity with a CVSS score of 8.4. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.

What to do next

Remediation and response

Microsoft Security Response Center guidance

Vendor revision: Sep 5, 2026

See the Microsoft Security Update Guide for the update that applies to your product.

CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog

EPSS0.2%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability

Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field

Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships

Overview

What is CVE-2026-52491?

An issue in libtiff 85f2ac8e0b01cb7db2bbecf4a3b891bdbef67938 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via the libtiff/tools/thumbnail.c: main() component

Source: NVD