ImageMagick 7.1.0-49 is vulnerable to Information Disclosure.
Priority HIGH 72CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
ImageMagick 7.1.0-49 is vulnerable to Information Disclosure. When it parses a PNG image (e.g., for resize), the resulting image could have embedded the content of an arbitrary. file (if the magick binary has permissions to read it).
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.89855 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.1.0-49:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.0-49 | Vulnerable | ImageMagick |
- cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.1.0-49:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.0-49 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
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-2022-44268
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g5qh-f5rv-grcp
References
More Imagemagick vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2022-44268 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-44268 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g5qh-f5rv-grcp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-44268 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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