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TI-2026-44274 Aliases CVE-2026-61870GHSA-fhrj-r6ww-vq67

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Memory Leak via VIFF Encoder

Priority LOW 10CWE-401Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Denial of service
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. Impact type from CWE-401.

Summary

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the VIFF encoder when memory allocation fails. Attackers can trigger allocation failures by processing specially crafted VIFF images to exhaust available memory and cause denial of service.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00191 8th 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-2026-44262 ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Policy Bypass via APNG encoderPriority LOW 22
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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-2026-61870
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fhrj-r6ww-vq67
  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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