ImageMagick - Use-After-Free Write in PDB Decoder
Priority LOW 28CWE-416Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-15 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the PDB decoder that uses a stale pointer when memory allocation fails. Attackers can trigger this vulnerability by processing malicious PDB files to cause crashes or write a single zero byte to freed memory.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00231 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial ImageMagick (ImageMagick): 7.1.2-15, 6.9.13-40Red Hat: 2 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ImageMagick | ImageMagick | 7.0.0 to before 7.1.2-15 | 7.1.2-15 | Patch available | CNA |
| ImageMagick | ImageMagick | before 6.9.13-40 | 6.9.13-40 | Patch available | CNA |
- ImageMagick VendorImageMagick Affected 7.0.0 to before 7.1.2-15 Fixed in 7.1.2-15 Patch available CNA
- ImageMagick VendorImageMagick Affected before 6.9.13-40 Fixed in 6.9.13-40 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 6.9.13-40; 7.0.0-0 to before 7.1.2-15 | Vulnerable | ImageMagick |
- 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
- Fix · CNA ImageMagick (ImageMagick) Fixed in 6.9.13-40
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-2026-56373
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j6f7-9c5w-9r2q
- 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · CNA
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-2026-56373 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-56373 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j6f7-9c5w-9r2q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-56373 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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