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TI-2026-20990 Aliases CVE-2026-25965GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7

ImageMagick's policy bypass through path traversal allows reading restricted content despite secured policy

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, ImageMagick’s path security policy is enforced on the raw filename string before the filesystem resolves it. As a result, a policy rule such as /etc/* can be bypassed by a path traversal. The OS resolves the traversal and opens the sensitive file, but the policy matcher only sees the unnormalized path and therefore allows the read. This enables local file disclosure (LFI) even when policy-secure.xml is applied. Actions to prevent reading from files have been taken in versions .7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 But it make sure writing is also not possible the following should be added to one's policy. This will also be included in ImageMagick's more secure policies by default.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00746 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial ImageMagick (ImageMagick): 7.1.2-15, 6.9.13-40Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU (NuGet): 14.10.3+18 more productsRed Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ImageMagickImageMagick7.0.0 to before 7.1.2-15; before 6.9.13-407.1.2-15, 6.9.13-40Patch availableCNA
—Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU (NuGet)before 14.10.314.10.3Patch availableGHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
—Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU (NuGet)before 14.10.314.10.3Patch availableGHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
—Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 (NuGet)before 14.10.314.10.3Patch availableGHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
—Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64 (NuGet)before 14.10.314.10.3Patch availableGHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
—Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 (NuGet)before 14.10.314.10.3Patch availableGHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
—Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 (NuGet)before 14.10.314.10.3Patch availableGHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
—Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 (NuGet)before 14.10.314.10.3Patch availableGHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
—Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 (NuGet)before 14.10.314.10.3Patch availableGHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
—Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 (NuGet)before 14.10.314.10.3Patch availableGHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
—Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x86 (NuGet)before 14.10.314.10.3Patch availableGHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
—Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 (NuGet)before 14.10.314.10.3Patch availableGHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
—Magick.NET-Q16-x64 (NuGet)before 14.10.314.10.3Patch availableGHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
—Magick.NET-Q16-x86 (NuGet)before 14.10.314.10.3Patch availableGHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
—Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU (NuGet)before 14.10.314.10.3Patch availableGHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
—Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 (NuGet)before 14.10.314.10.3Patch availableGHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
—Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 (NuGet)before 14.10.314.10.3Patch availableGHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
—Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 (NuGet)before 14.10.314.10.3Patch availableGHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
—Magick.NET-Q8-x64 (NuGet)before 14.10.314.10.3Patch availableGHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
—Magick.NET-Q8-x86 (NuGet)before 14.10.314.10.3Patch availableGHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
  • ImageMagick VendorImageMagick Affected 7.0.0 to before 7.1.2-15; before 6.9.13-40 Fixed in 7.1.2-15, 6.9.13-40 Patch available CNA
  • Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.10.3 Fixed in 14.10.3 Patch available GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
  • Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.10.3 Fixed in 14.10.3 Patch available GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
  • Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.10.3 Fixed in 14.10.3 Patch available GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
  • Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.10.3 Fixed in 14.10.3 Patch available GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
  • Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.10.3 Fixed in 14.10.3 Patch available GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
  • Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.10.3 Fixed in 14.10.3 Patch available GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
  • Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.10.3 Fixed in 14.10.3 Patch available GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
  • Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.10.3 Fixed in 14.10.3 Patch available GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
  • Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.10.3 Fixed in 14.10.3 Patch available GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
  • Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x86 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.10.3 Fixed in 14.10.3 Patch available GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
  • Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.10.3 Fixed in 14.10.3 Patch available GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
  • Magick.NET-Q16-x64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.10.3 Fixed in 14.10.3 Patch available GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
  • Magick.NET-Q16-x86 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.10.3 Fixed in 14.10.3 Patch available GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
  • Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.10.3 Fixed in 14.10.3 Patch available GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
  • Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.10.3 Fixed in 14.10.3 Patch available GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
  • Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.10.3 Fixed in 14.10.3 Patch available GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
  • Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.10.3 Fixed in 14.10.3 Patch available GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
  • Magick.NET-Q8-x64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.10.3 Fixed in 14.10.3 Patch available GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
  • Magick.NET-Q8-x86 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 14.10.3 Fixed in 14.10.3 Patch available GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 6.9.13-40; 7.0.0-0 to before 7.1.2-15VulnerableImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.9.13-40; 7.0.0-0 to before 7.1.2-15 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA ImageMagick (ImageMagick) Fixed in 7.1.2-15, 6.9.13-40
  • Fix · GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7 Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU (NuGet) Fixed in 14.10.3 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7 Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU (NuGet) Fixed in 14.10.3 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7 Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 (NuGet) Fixed in 14.10.3 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7 Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64 (NuGet) Fixed in 14.10.3 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7 Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 (NuGet) Fixed in 14.10.3 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7 Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 (NuGet) Fixed in 14.10.3 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7 Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 (NuGet) Fixed in 14.10.3 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7 Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 (NuGet) Fixed in 14.10.3 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7 Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 (NuGet) Fixed in 14.10.3 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7 Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x86 (NuGet) Fixed in 14.10.3 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7 Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 (NuGet) Fixed in 14.10.3 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7 Magick.NET-Q16-x64 (NuGet) Fixed in 14.10.3 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7 Magick.NET-Q16-x86 (NuGet) Fixed in 14.10.3 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7 Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU (NuGet) Fixed in 14.10.3 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7 Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 (NuGet) Fixed in 14.10.3 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7 Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 (NuGet) Fixed in 14.10.3 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7 Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 (NuGet) Fixed in 14.10.3 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7 Magick.NET-Q8-x64 (NuGet) Fixed in 14.10.3 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7 Magick.NET-Q8-x86 (NuGet) Fixed in 14.10.3 Advisory →

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2026:5573 Released 2026-03-24 · Red Hat rating Important
    ImageMagick security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) ImageMagick-6.9.10.68-13.el7_9, ImageMagick-6.9.10.68-13.el7_9.ppc, ImageMagick-c++-6.9.10.68-13.el7_9 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS) ImageMagick-c++-6.9.10.68-13.el7_9, ImageMagick-c++-6.9.10.68-13.el7_9.ppc, ImageMagick-c++-devel-6.9.10.68-13.el7_9 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)Fixed RHSA-2026:5573
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS)Fixed RHSA-2026:5573
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS)

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-25965
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • 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
See all 888 →

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