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Security policy bypass in ImageMagick via incomplete fix

Priority LOW 9CWE-693Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-693.

Summary

ImageMagick from 7.0.0-0 before 7.1.2-32 and from 0 before 6.9.13-58 is affected. An incomplete fix for an earlier policy bypass leaves a protection mechanism failure (CWE-693) that lets input evade configured security policy restrictions. An attacker with high privileges and local access who can supply input to ImageMagick can run operations the policy was meant to block.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-32 contains a security policy bypass caused by an incomplete fix for the policy bypass reported in GHSA-jjp4-3fwf-393j. An attacker able to supply input to ImageMagick can evade configured security policy restrictions, allowing operations the policy was intended to block.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00106 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed ImageMagick (ImageMagick): 7.1.2-32, 6.9.13-58

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ImageMagickImageMagick7.0.0-0 to before 7.1.2-327.1.2-32Patch availableCNA
ImageMagickImageMagickbefore 6.9.13-586.9.13-58Patch availableCNA
  • ImageMagick VendorImageMagick Affected 7.0.0-0 to before 7.1.2-32 Fixed in 7.1.2-32 Patch available CNA
  • ImageMagick VendorImageMagick Affected before 6.9.13-58 Fixed in 6.9.13-58 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 6.9.13-58; 7.0.0-0 to before 7.1.2-32VulnerableImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.9.13-58; 7.0.0-0 to before 7.1.2-32 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick

Remediation

The fixed versions are ImageMagick 7.1.2-32 for the 7.x line and ImageMagick 6.9.13-58 for the 6.x line.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

  • Fix · CNA ImageMagick (ImageMagick) Fixed in 7.1.2-32
  • Fix · CNA ImageMagick (ImageMagick) Fixed in 6.9.13-58

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    ImageMagick 6.9.13-58

    14 records Highest priority Priority LOW 14 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-80173 Memory leak in ImageMagick via crafted XMP profilePriority LOW 36
    • TI-2026-80172 Memory leak in ImageMagick XML parsing at nesting depth limitPriority LOW 36
    • TI-2026-80167 Stack buffer overflow in ImageMagick via bzip2 compressed imagesPriority LOW 32

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-25 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-116145
  2. 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-225f-w5rc-j756
  3. 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • 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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