Use after free in ImageMagick WBINFO decoder
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
ImageMagick from 7.1.2-30 before 7.1.2-32 contains a use after free flaw in its WBINFO decoder (CWE-415). The bug occurs when a memory allocation fails during image decoding, so freed memory is reused. A remote attacker without privileges or user interaction can supply a crafted image to crash the application.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
ImageMagick 7.1.2-30 before 7.1.2-32 contains a use after free vulnerability in the WBINFO decoder that occurs when a memory allocation fails during image decoding. Attackers can supply a crafted image that, when decoded under memory allocation failure conditions, causes freed memory to be reused, crashing the application.
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 | 7.1.2-30 to before 7.1.2-32 | 7.1.2-32 | Patch available | CNA |
- ImageMagick VendorImageMagick Affected 7.1.2-30 to before 7.1.2-32 Fixed in 7.1.2-32 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.2-30 to before 7.1.2-32 | Vulnerable | ImageMagick |
- cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.2-30 to before 7.1.2-32 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
Remediation
ImageMagick 7.1.2-32 fixes this flaw.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA ImageMagick (ImageMagick) Fixed in 7.1.2-32
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
ImageMagick 7.1.2-32
25 records Highest priority Priority LOW 25 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-71092 Temporary file leak in ImageMagick JNG decoderPriority LOW 37
- TI-2026-71081 Heap buffer over-read in ImageMagick via crafted XMP profilePriority LOW 37
- TI-2026-71078 Memory leak in ImageMagick SVG encoder enables denial of servicePriority LOW 37
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-12 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-109271
- 2026-10-12 Alias added: GHSA-h82h-8q6v-f57g
- 2026-10-13 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-13 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-13 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed
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-2026-109271 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-109271 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h82h-8q6v-f57g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-109271 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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