# CVE-2026-106116: ImageSharp: BigTIFF IFD count can keep a decoder thread in a non-progressing loop

- Also known as: GHSA-WMXV-XPHR-5C9G
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.1.2
- Published: 2026-10-06 · Updated: 2026-10-06

## Affected

- SixLabors ImageSharp: from 2.0.0, fixed in 4.1.2
- SixLabors.ImageSharp (NuGet): from 2.0.0, fixed in 4.1.2

## Description

ImageSharp is a 2D graphics library. From 2.0.0 until 4.1.2, ExifReader.ReadValues64 trusts the 64-bit BigTIFF IFD entry count and iterates once per declared entry. When fewer than 20 bytes remain, ExifReader.ReadValue64 returns without advancing the stream or terminating the outer loop, so a small malformed BigTIFF can keep one decoder thread executing for an attacker-controlled duration. This report does not claim worker-pool exhaustion. This issue is fixed in version 4.1.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SixLabors ImageSharp, SixLabors.ImageSharp, upgrade to a fixed version (4.1.2) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/SixLabors/ImageSharp/security/advisories/GHSA-wmxv-xphr-5c9g
- https://github.com/SixLabors/ImageSharp/pull/3187
- https://github.com/SixLabors/ImageSharp/commit/92b12d72550ebb6be5b1e22e559c361fd863a6ec
- https://github.com/SixLabors/ImageSharp/releases/tag/v4.1.2

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