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TI-2026-44263 Aliases CVE-2026-61859GHSA-pwcw-f3fj-7vr2

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Policy Bypass via script operation

Priority LOW 21CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-59 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-x before 6.9.13-51 contains a policy bypass vulnerability in the -script operation due to missing security policy checks. This allows reading files from paths that are otherwise disallowed by the configured security policy.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00168 6th 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.9.13-0 to before 6.9.13-51; 7.0.0-0 to before 7.1.2-26VulnerableImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.9.13-0 to 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 7.1.2-26

    13 records Highest priority Priority LOW 13 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-44275 ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Memory Leak in ICON decoderPriority LOW 28
    • TI-2026-44264 ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Use-After-Free via freetypePriority LOW 28
    • TI-2026-44272 ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Memory Leak in YUV DecoderPriority LOW 27
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  • Release ·

    ImageMagick 6.9.13-51

    11 records Highest priority Priority LOW 11 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-44275 ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Memory Leak in ICON decoderPriority LOW 28
    • TI-2026-44264 ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Use-After-Free via freetypePriority LOW 28
    • TI-2026-44272 ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Memory Leak in YUV DecoderPriority LOW 27
    Show all 11 records →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-61859
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pwcw-f3fj-7vr2
  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
See all 888 →

Sources

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