Memory leak in ImageMagick PerlMagick property reading
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- 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-401.
Summary
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 has a memory leak in PerlMagick, where values returned when reading image properties are never freed (CWE-401). An attacker with local access and no privileges required, who can repeatedly trigger property reads through five PerlMagick code locations, can exhaust memory and cause a denial of service.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 contains a memory leak vulnerability in PerlMagick that fails to free values returned when reading image properties. Attackers can repeatedly trigger property reads through five affected PerlMagick code locations to exhaust memory and cause denial of service.
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 7.1.2-33 | 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
Upgrade ImageMagick to version 7.1.2-33 or later. The sources list no fixed version for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- 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
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-2026-80170 Memory leak in ImageMagick MAT decoder error pathPriority LOW 36
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. 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
- 2026-10-25 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-116157
- 2026-10-25 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-25 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-26 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-m2jm-q252-h5pf
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-2026-116157 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-116157 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m2jm-q252-h5pf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-116157 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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