---
title: "CVE-2026-85750: Piwigo - Remote Code Execution & File Read"
description: "Piwigo < 16.4.0 contains arbitrary file read and remote code execution vulnerabilities caused by insufficient validation and unsafe processing of user-supplied image files in Imagick library, letting attackers read files and execute code remotely, exploit requires crafted image upload."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-85750/
---

# CVE-2026-85750 Piwigo - Remote Code Execution & File Read

Piwigo < 16.4.0 contains arbitrary file read and remote code execution vulnerabilities caused by insufficient validation and unsafe processing of user-supplied image files in Imagick library, letting attackers read files and execute code remotely, exploit requires crafted image upload.

CVSS base score 7.2 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

1.21% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85750)

## Details

Type

Remote Code Execution

Impact

File System Read, Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

25 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-20](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html)

## Vendor fix

Upgrade to version 16.4.0 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85750](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85750)
- [https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/security/advisories/GHSA-j9q6-q52g-g8jw](https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/security/advisories/GHSA-j9q6-q52g-g8jw)
- [https://www.helx.io/en/blog/advisory-piwigo](https://www.helx.io/en/blog/advisory-piwigo)

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- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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