TI-2026-80176 Aliases CVE-2026-116158 GHSA-mh47-95q8-vqh2

Memory leak in ImageMagick magick compare allows denial of service

LOW 10CWE-401Published 2026-10-25 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Passive
Attack complexity: High
Attack requirements: Present
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 contains a memory leak in the magick compare command. Missing cleanup after a failed operation leaks memory (CWE-401). A local attacker with no privileges can supply inputs that trigger repeated failed compare operations to 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 the magick compare command caused by missing cleanup when an operation fails. Attackers can supply inputs that trigger repeated failed compare operations to exhaust memory and cause denial of service.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00106 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Partial ImageMagick (ImageMagick): 7.1.2-33Red Hat: 2 without a fix

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 7.1.2-33, the fixed version. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 has no fix planned, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 has no fix available.

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 · 2026-10-25
ImageMagick 7.1.2-33
20 records Highest priority Priority LOW 20 LOW
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- 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
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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-2026-116158
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-mh47-95q8-vqh2
2026-11-03 CVSS score added · NVD

References

Advisory 1

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-m938-565c-h9qf)

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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Sources

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