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CVE-2026-53504

Thumbor has Regex Denial of Service (ReDoS) in `convolution` filter

7.5 HighFix available

Thumbor is an open-source photo thumbnail service by globo.com. Prior to 7.8.0, the convolution filter regular expression performs exponential backtracking on crafted repeated numeric input, allowing a URL request to exhaust processing time. This issue is fixed in 7.8.0.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.61%Up 0.3 points since Aug 1, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.5

Thumbor has Regex Denial of Service (ReDoS) in `convolution` filter

Thumbor is an open-source photo thumbnail service by globo.com. Prior to 7.8.0, the convolution filter regular expression performs exponential backtracking on crafted repeated numeric input, allowing a URL request to exhaust processing time. This issue is fixed in 7.8.0.

Record
CVE-2026-53504
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-400
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-51610 7.5

Thumbor is an open-source photo thumbnail service by globo.com. Prior to 7.8.0, the convolution filter regular expression performs exponential backtracking on crafted repeated numeric input, allowing a URL request to exhaust processing time. This issue is fixed in 7.8.0.

Record
EUVD-2026-51610
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5vjc-7cxw-4w6j 7.5

Thumbor has Regex Denial of Service (ReDoS) in `convolution` filter

Summary

The regular expression used to parse the convolution filter exhibits exponential-time backtracking for certain inputs, enabling a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS).

Details

The RegExp for convolution is defined as convolution\((?:\s*((?:[-]?[\d]+\.?[\d]*[;])*(?:[-]?[\d]+\.?[\d]*))\s*)(?:,\s*([\d]+)\s*)(?:,\s*([Tt]rue|[Ff]alse|1|0)\s*)?\). Within this expression a dangerous subpattern effectively behaves like (\d+)*,\d+.

PoC

A filter string containing many repeated values will exhaust re.match:

  • convolution(-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11)
  • http://localhost:8888/unsafe/0x0/smart/filters:convolution(-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11)/x.png

The evaluation occurs on https://github.com/thumbor/thumbor/blob/master/thumbor/filters/__init__.py#L189.

Impact

A specially crafted URL will lead to denial of service, as new images won't be processed until re.match returns.

Record
GHSA-5vjc-7cxw-4w6j
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-400
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 7.5

Thumbor is an open-source photo thumbnail service by globo.com. Prior to 7.8.0, the convolution filter regular expression performs exponential backtracking on crafted repeated numeric input, allowing a URL request to exhaust processing time. This issue is fixed in 7.8.0.

Record
CVE-2026-53504
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-400
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.5

Thumbor has Regex Denial of Service (ReDoS) in `convolution` filter

Thumbor is an open-source photo thumbnail service by globo.com. Prior to 7.8.0, the convolution filter regular expression performs exponential backtracking on crafted repeated numeric input, allowing a URL request to exhaust processing time. This issue is fixed in 7.8.0.

Record
CVE-2026-53504
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-400
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-53504 7.5

Thumbor is an open-source photo thumbnail service by globo.com. Prior to 7.8.0, the convolution filter regular expression performs exponential backtracking on crafted repeated numeric input, allowing a URL request to exhaust processing time. This issue is fixed in 7.8.0.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53504
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-5vjc-7cxw-4w6j 7.5

Thumbor has Regex Denial of Service (ReDoS) in `convolution` filter

Summary

The regular expression used to parse the convolution filter exhibits exponential-time backtracking for certain inputs, enabling a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS).

Details

The RegExp for convolution is defined as convolution\((?:\s*((?:[-]?[\d]+\.?[\d]*[;])*(?:[-]?[\d]+\.?[\d]*))\s*)(?:,\s*([\d]+)\s*)(?:,\s*([Tt]rue|[Ff]alse|1|0)\s*)?\). Within this expression a dangerous subpattern effectively behaves like (\d+)*,\d+.

PoC

A filter string containing many repeated values will exhaust re.match:

  • convolution(-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11)
  • http://localhost:8888/unsafe/0x0/smart/filters:convolution(-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11)/x.png

The evaluation occurs on https://github.com/thumbor/thumbor/blob/master/thumbor/filters/__init__.py#L189.

Impact

A specially crafted URL will lead to denial of service, as new images won't be processed until re.match returns.

Record
GHSA-5vjc-7cxw-4w6j
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-400
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-3616 7.5

Thumbor has Regex Denial of Service (ReDoS) in `convolution` filter

Summary

The regular expression used to parse the convolution filter exhibits exponential-time backtracking for certain inputs, enabling a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS).

Details

The RegExp for convolution is defined as convolution\((?:\s*((?:[-]?[\d]+\.?[\d]*[;])*(?:[-]?[\d]+\.?[\d]*))\s*)(?:,\s*([\d]+)\s*)(?:,\s*([Tt]rue|[Ff]alse|1|0)\s*)?\). Within this expression a dangerous subpattern effectively behaves like (\d+)*,\d+.

PoC

A filter string containing many repeated values will exhaust re.match:

  • convolution(-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11)
  • http://localhost:8888/unsafe/0x0/smart/filters:convolution(-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11;-11)/x.png

The evaluation occurs on https://github.com/thumbor/thumbor/blob/master/thumbor/filters/__init__.py#L189.

Impact

A specially crafted URL will lead to denial of service, as new images won't be processed until re.match returns.

Record
PYSEC-2026-3616
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53504 7.5

Thumbor is an open-source photo thumbnail service by globo.com. Prior to 7.8.0, the convolution filter regular expression performs exponential backtracking on crafted repeated numeric input, allowing a URL request to exhaust processing time. This issue is fixed in 7.8.0.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53504
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
thumbor
PyPI
 through 7.7.7
7.8.0
thumbor
Debian:14
 before 7.8.0-1, plus listed versions
6.3.2-36.3.2-46.5.1-16.5.1-26.5.1-3
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6.5.1-46.5.1-56.5.1-66.5.1-76.7.0-17.7.7-17.7.7-27.7.7-37.7.7-47.7.7-57.7.7-6
7.8.0-1
thumbor
PyPI
 before 7.8.0, plus listed versions
4.1.34.10.04.10.14.10.24.10.3
Show 45 moreShow less
4.11.04.11.14.12.04.12.14.12.24.4.14.5.34.5.44.6.04.7.04.7.14.8.04.8.14.8.24.8.34.8.44.8.54.8.64.9.04.9.15.0.05.0.0rc15.0.0rc25.0.15.0.25.0.35.0.45.0.55.0.65.1.05.2.05.2.16.0.06.0.0b16.0.0b26.0.0b36.0.0b46.0.0b56.0.16.0.26.1.06.1.16.1.26.1.36.1.4
7.8.0
thumbor
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
7.7.7-47.7.7-5
 None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-53504 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Thumbor, published July 31, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.61%, the 49th percentile. Fixed in thumbor 7.8.0.

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