[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #65188: Uploading PNG images with a larger number of colors causes timeouts and eventually CPU starvation

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Thu May 7 09:43:19 UTC 2026


#65188: Uploading PNG images with a larger number of colors causes timeouts and
eventually CPU starvation
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 Reporter:  romainmrhenry  |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)   |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Upload         |     Version:  6.8
 Severity:  normal         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                 |     Focuses:  performance
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Comment (by romainmrhenry):

 `2048x2048` is one of the sizes used by WordPress.

 > If you're using an uncompressed image larger than 1 Mb, this is expected
 behavior.

 What do you mean?
 Do you mean that it is expected that any upload larger than 1 Mb gives a
 timeout?
 That seems wild to me.

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 Sample image:

 https://storage.googleapis.com/shared-files-mrhenry/romain/witty-
 hammerhead-shark-30e776b1bf.png

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/65188#comment:2>
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