TI-2026-69172 Aliases CVE-2026-106565

Infinite loop in ImageMagick when reading bzip2 compressed images

LOW 33CWE-400Published 2026-10-07 · Updated 2026-10-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

ImageMagick versions before 6.9.13-57 and from 7.0.0 before 7.1.2-32 are affected. A missing end-of-file check while reading bzip2 compressed image data causes an infinite loop (CWE-835). A remote attacker without privileges or user interaction can exhaust processing resources, causing a denial of service.

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Description from the CNA

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to 7.1.2-32 and 6.9.13-57, a missing end-of-file check while reading bzip2-compressed image data can cause an infinite loop and exhaust processing resources. This issue is fixed in versions 7.1.2-32 and 6.9.13-57.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0042 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Partial ImageMagick (ImageMagick): 6.9.13-57, 7.1.2-32Red 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	before 6.9.13-57; 7.0.0 to before 7.1.2-32	6.9.13-57, 7.1.2-32	Patch available	CNA

ImageMagick VendorImageMagick Affected before 6.9.13-57; 7.0.0 to before 7.1.2-32 Fixed in 6.9.13-57, 7.1.2-32 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick::::::::	before 6.9.13-57; 7.0.0-0 to before 7.1.2-32	Vulnerable	ImageMagick

cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.9.13-57; 7.0.0-0 to before 7.1.2-32 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick

Remediation

Upgrade ImageMagick to 6.9.13-57 or 7.1.2-32, which fix this issue. Red Hat rates the issue Moderate, lists no fix planned for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, and lists none available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

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Fix · CNA ImageMagick (ImageMagick) Fixed in 6.9.13-57, 7.1.2-32

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 yet: Fix deferred

Timeline

2026-10-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-106565
2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
2026-10-07 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
2026-10-08 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
2026-10-08 CVSS score added · Red Hat
2026-10-23 CVSS score added · NVD

References

Patch 4

Advisory 1

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-m9c7-gf3j-hx6h

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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