Policy bypass in ImageMagick UHDR decoder allows resource exhaustion
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 contains a policy bypass in its UHDR decoder. Width and height limits are checked only after decoding, so an unauthenticated remote attacker can supply a crafted UHDR image with oversized dimensions that is fully decoded, causing excessive resource consumption (CWE-400).
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 contains a policy bypass vulnerability in the UHDR decoder that allows attackers to evade image width and height limits because extent checks occur after decoding. Attackers can supply crafted UHDR images with oversized dimensions that are fully decoded before policy limits are enforced, causing excessive resource consumption.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 7.1.2-33 | 7.1.2-33 | Patch available | CNA |
- ImageMagick VendorImageMagick Affected before 7.1.2-33 Fixed in 7.1.2-33 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 7.1.2-33 | Vulnerable | ImageMagick |
- cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.1.2-33 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick
Remediation
ImageMagick 7.1.2-33 fixes this flaw. Upgrade ImageMagick to version 7.1.2-33.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA ImageMagick (ImageMagick) Fixed in 7.1.2-33
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
ImageMagick 7.1.2-33
20 records Highest priority Priority LOW 20 LOW
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- TI-2026-80172 Memory leak in ImageMagick XML parsing at nesting depth limitPriority LOW 36
- TI-2026-80170 Memory leak in ImageMagick MAT decoder error pathPriority LOW 36
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-25 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-116141
- 2026-10-25 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-25 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-26 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-2862-mjcv-96vr
- 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-29 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-2026-116141 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-116141 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2862-mjcv-96vr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-116141 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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