Code injection in ImageMagick PostScript coders
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · 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-94.
Summary
ImageMagick versions before 6.9.13-56 and 7.x versions before 7.1.2-31 are affected. Some values are not properly escaped or trimmed when the PostScript coders write them to output, which is a code injection flaw (CWE-94). A remote attacker can supply crafted values that embed arbitrary PostScript code into generated files, but exploitation requires user interaction and specific conditions.
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Description from the CNA
ImageMagick before 6.9.13-56 and 7.x before 7.1.2-31 contains a code injection vulnerability in its PostScript coders, because some values are not properly escaped or trimmed when written to output. Attackers can supply crafted values that embed arbitrary PostScript code into files generated by these coders.
Why it matters now
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 7.1.2-31 | 7.1.2-31 | Patch available | CNA |
| ImageMagick | ImageMagick | before 6.9.13-56 | 6.9.13-56 | Patch available | CNA |
- ImageMagick VendorImageMagick Affected before 7.1.2-31 Fixed in 7.1.2-31 Patch available CNA
- ImageMagick VendorImageMagick Affected before 6.9.13-56 Fixed in 6.9.13-56 Patch available CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | ImageMagick |
- cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·ImageMagick
Remediation
Upgrade the 7.x line to 7.1.2-31 or later, and the older line to 6.9.13-56 or later. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 has no fix planned, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 has no fix available.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA ImageMagick (ImageMagick) Fixed in 7.1.2-31
- Fix · CNA ImageMagick (ImageMagick) Fixed in 6.9.13-56
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
ImageMagick 7.1.2-31
9 records Highest priority Priority LOW 9 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-69522 Resource leak in ImageMagick magick script handlingPriority LOW 36
- TI-2026-69521 ImageMagick Denial of Service via MVG DecoderPriority LOW 36
- TI-2026-69527 Invalid memory free in ImageMagick MVG decoder crashes applicationPriority LOW 35
- Release ·
ImageMagick 6.9.13-56
5 records Highest priority Priority LOW 5 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-69521 ImageMagick Denial of Service via MVG DecoderPriority LOW 36
- TI-2026-69527 Invalid memory free in ImageMagick MVG decoder crashes applicationPriority LOW 35
- TI-2026-69525 ImageMagick Security Policy Bypass via Coder DomainPriority LOW 29
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
- 2026-10-08 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-105404
- 2026-10-08 Alias added: GHSA-35jq-x7wg-cpwf
- 2026-10-08 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-08 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-09 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-09 CVSS score added · Red Hat
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-2026-105404 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-105404 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-35jq-x7wg-cpwf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-105404 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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