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TI-2026-44262 Aliases CVE-2026-61858GHSA-26m2-2whw-vfv9

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Policy Bypass via APNG encoder

Priority LOW 22CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
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 7.1.2-26 contains a policy bypass vulnerability in the APNG encoder and external delegates due to missing validation checks. Attackers can write files to disallowed paths by bypassing configured policy restrictions through the APNG encoding process.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00246 15th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial ImageMagick (ImageMagick): 7.1.2-26, 6.9.13-51Red 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ImageMagickImageMagick7.0.0 to before 7.1.2-267.1.2-26Patch availableCNA
ImageMagickImageMagickbefore 6.9.13-516.9.13-51Patch availableCNA
  • ImageMagick VendorImageMagick Affected 7.0.0 to before 7.1.2-26 Fixed in 7.1.2-26 Patch available CNA
  • ImageMagick VendorImageMagick Affected before 6.9.13-51 Fixed in 6.9.13-51 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 6.9.13-51; 7.0.0-0 to before 7.1.2-26VulnerableImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.9.13-51; 7.0.0-0 to before 7.1.2-26 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA ImageMagick (ImageMagick) Fixed in 7.1.2-26
  • Fix · CNA ImageMagick (ImageMagick) Fixed in 6.9.13-51

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    ImageMagick 6.9.13-51, 7.1.2-26

    5 records Highest priority Priority LOW 5 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-44265 ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Use-After-Free in FormatMagickCaptionPriority LOW 29
    • TI-2026-44261 ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Heap Use-After-Free via XMPPriority LOW 28
    • TI-2026-44070 ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Memory Allocation Policy BypassPriority LOW 21
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Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. 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 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-61858
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-26m2-2whw-vfv9
  3. 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · CNA

References

Advisory 1

  • 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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