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TI-2020-17781 Aliases CVE-2020-29599GHSA-685x-r4m9-ffxr

ImageMagick before 6.9.11-40 and 7.x before 7.0.10-40 mishandles the -authenticate…

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-91Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 7 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

ImageMagick before 6.9.11-40 and 7.x before 7.0.10-40 mishandles the -authenticate option, which allows setting a password for password-protected PDF files. The user-controlled password was not properly escaped/sanitized and it was therefore possible to inject additional shell commands via coders/pdf.c.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07508 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 7 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.9.8-1 to before 6.9.11-40; 7.0.5-3 to before 7.0.10-40VulnerableImageMagick
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.9.8-1 to before 6.9.11-40; 7.0.5-3 to before 7.0.10-40 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2021:0024 Released 2021-01-05 · Red Hat rating Important
    ImageMagick security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) ImageMagick-6.9.10.68-5.el7_9, ImageMagick-c++-6.9.10.68-5.el7_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) ImageMagick-c++-devel-6.9.10.68-5.el7_9, ImageMagick-devel-6.9.10.68-5.el7_9, ImageMagick-doc-6.9.10.68-5.el7_9 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) ImageMagick-6.9.10.68-5.el7_9, ImageMagick-c++-6.9.10.68-5.el7_9, ImageMagick-c++-devel-6.9.10.68-5.el7_9 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) ImageMagick-6.9.10.68-5.el7_9, ImageMagick-6.9.10.68-5.el7_9.ppc, ImageMagick-c++-6.9.10.68-5.el7_9 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) ImageMagick-c++-6.9.10.68-5.el7_9, ImageMagick-c++-6.9.10.68-5.el7_9.ppc, ImageMagick-c++-devel-6.9.10.68-5.el7_9 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) ImageMagick-6.9.10.68-5.el7_9, ImageMagick-c++-6.9.10.68-5.el7_9, ImageMagick-perl-6.9.10.68-5.el7_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) ImageMagick-c++-devel-6.9.10.68-5.el7_9, ImageMagick-devel-6.9.10.68-5.el7_9, ImageMagick-doc-6.9.10.68-5.el7_9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2021:0024
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2021:0024
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2021:0024
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2021:0024
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2021:0024
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2021:0024
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2021:0024
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-29599
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-685x-r4m9-ffxr

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 3

Other 1

Sources

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