CVE-2026-46604 | Panic decoding image with out-of-bounds strip offset in x/image/tiff in golang.org/x/image

The TIFF decoder can panic when decoding an invalid image with an out-of-bounds strip offset.

Published: 2026-06-26 Last update: 2026-07-01 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-46604 is rated Low Risk (39.4/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.35%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-46604

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-30 0.17% 0.35% +0.18%
2 2026-06-27 — 0.17% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-46604

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-46604

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-46604

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-46604 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (golang-golang-x-image), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): open 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-46604
suse high — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46604/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-46604 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (golang-golang-x-image), 7 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, resolute, upstream): needs-triage 7. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-46604

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-46604

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
golang tiff < 0.43.0 cpe:2.3:a:golang:tiff:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:*

References for CVE-2026-46604

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