Thumbor is an open-source photo thumbnail service by globo.com. Prior to 7.8.0, Thumbor's filters:convolution(, , ) filter passes the user-controlled value to a C extension (thumbor/ext/filters/_convolution.c) where it is used as a divisor (for % and /) without validating columns > 0. When columns=0, the C code triggers undefined behavior; on x86_64 this reliably results in a fatal divide-by-zero trap (SIGFPE) and crashes the Thumbor process, causing a remote denial of service. This issue is fixed in 7.8.0.
CVE-2026-53503
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 65% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 65(Attend)EG Risk 65/100SSVC: Attend
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 35%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 31, 2026
Last Modified
July 31, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Jul 31, 2026Thumbor convolution filter allows divide-by-zero in C extension leading to remote DoS · Advisory · thumbor/thumbor · GitHub
https://github.com/thumbor/thumbor/security/advisories/GHSA-cqjp-jf4r-h5q9Release 7.8.0
Patch available: thumbor/thumbor 7.8.0
https://github.com/thumbor/thumbor/releases/tag/7.8.0commit 447e192e3fb9 (thumbor/thumbor)
Patch available: thumbor/thumbor 7.8.0 (contains commit 447e192e3fb9)
https://github.com/thumbor/thumbor/commit/447e192e3fb92e64c12e5354a56a4a7133f69d73Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-53503(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Affected Packages
(2 across 2 ecosystems)
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| thumbor | 6.3.2-3 ... 7.7.7-6 (16 versions) | 7.8.0-1 | — |
PyPI(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| thumbor | 4.1.3 ... 7.7.7 (118 versions) | 7.8.0 | — |
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 14× in last 7d / 39× in last 30d)
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- 2026-08-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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Same CWE
10 shownCWE-20
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- CVE-2004-0840EG 10.0EPSS p98HIGH
- CVE-2003-1425EG 10.0EPSS p96HIGH
- CVE-2003-1487EG 10.0EPSS p94HIGH
- CVE-2002-1874EG 10.0HIGH
- CVE-2002-2236EG 10.0EPSS p91HIGH
- CVE-2002-2365EG 10.0HIGH
- CVE-2002-1358EG 10.0EPSS p93HIGH
- CVE-2002-1359EG 10.0EPSS p100HIGH
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