TI-2021-16597 Aliases CVE-2021-39212

Issue when Configuring the ImageMagick Security Policy

LOW 20CWE-668Published 2021-09-13 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

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

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

Summary

ImageMagick is free software delivered as a ready-to-run binary distribution or as source code that you may use, copy, modify, and distribute in both open and proprietary applications. In affected versions and in certain cases, Postscript files could be read and written when specifically excluded by a `module` policy in `policy.xml`. ex. <policy domain="module" rights="none" pattern="PS" />. The issue has been resolved in ImageMagick 7.1.0-7 and in 6.9.12-22. Fortunately, in the wild, few users utilize the `module` policy and instead use the `coder` policy that is also our workaround recommendation: <policy domain="coder" rights="none" pattern="{PS,EPI,EPS,EPSF,EPSI}" />.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00353 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Partial ImageMagick (ImageMagick): 7.1.0-7, 6.9.12-22Red Hat: 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
ImageMagick	ImageMagick	7.0.0 to before 7.1.0-7; before 6.9.12-22	7.1.0-7, 6.9.12-22	Patch available	CNA

ImageMagick VendorImageMagick Affected 7.0.0 to before 7.1.0-7; before 6.9.12-22 Fixed in 7.1.0-7, 6.9.12-22 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick::::::::	6.9.12-0 to before 6.9.12-22; 7.1.0-0 to before 7.1.0-7	Vulnerable	ImageMagick

cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.9.12-0 to before 6.9.12-22; 7.1.0-0 to before 7.1.0-7 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick

Remediation

Fix · CNA ImageMagick (ImageMagick) Fixed in 7.1.0-7, 6.9.12-22

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-39212

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-qvhr-jj4p-j2qr

Other 1

[debian-lts-announce] 20230521 [SECURITY] [DLA 3429-1] imagemagick security update

TI-2016-03144 The (1) EPHEMERAL, (2) HTTPS, (3) MVG, (4) MSL, (5) TEXT, (6) SHOW, (7) WIN, and (8) PLT… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
TI-2023-16996 Improper input validation in ImageMagick CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2016-03148 The (1) HTTP and (2) FTP coders in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1… KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
TI-2016-03145 The EPHEMERAL coder in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allows remote… KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
TI-2025-35690 ImageMagick BlobStream Forward-Seek Under-Allocation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2025-33094 ImageMagick has Stack Buffer Overflow in image.c CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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