Symlink race in ImageMagick lets attackers bypass path policy
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-59 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
ImageMagick from 7.0.0-0 before 7.1.2-32 contains a time-of-check time-of-use symlink race, tracked as CWE-59. A local attacker with low privileges can swap a checked path with a symlink while a magick script runs, bypassing the path security policy to read files it is meant to block.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Description from the CNA
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-32 contains a time-of-check time-of-use symlink race vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass the path security policy when executing a magick script. Attackers can swap a checked path with a symlink during script execution to read files that the security policy is meant to block.
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 | 7.0.0-0 to before 7.1.2-32 | 7.1.2-32 | Patch available | CNA |
- ImageMagick VendorImageMagick Affected 7.0.0-0 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.0-0 to before 7.1.2-32 | Vulnerable | ImageMagick |
- cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0-0 to before 7.1.2-32 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
Remediation
Update ImageMagick to version 7.1.2-32, the fixed version.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
- 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-2026-109274
- 2026-10-12 Alias added: GHSA-849g-2wm5-pm7c
- 2026-10-13 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-13 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-13 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Patch 1
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-2026-109274 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-109274 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-849g-2wm5-pm7c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-109274 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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