CVE-2025-68950

Magick's failure to limit MVG mutual references forming a loop

Published Dec 30, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to version 7.1.2-12, Magick fails to check for circular references between two MVGs, leading to a stack overflow. This is a DoS vulnerability, and any situation that allows reading the mvg file will be affected. Version 7.1.2-12 fixes the issue.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4429-1 imagemagick security update
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-7rvh-xqp3-pr8j ImageMagick's failure to limit MVG mutual causes Stack Overflow
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8558-1 ImageMagick vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Imagemagick
Imagemagick imagemagick
Vendors & Products Imagemagick
Imagemagick imagemagick
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to version 7.1.2-12, Magick fails to check for circular references between two MVGs, leading to a stack overflow. This is a DoS vulnerability, and any situation that allows reading the mvg file will be affected. Version 7.1.2-12 fixes the issue.
Title Magick's failure to limit MVG mutual references forming a loop
Weaknesses CWE-674
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Dec 30, 2025, 6:11 PM
Reserved
Dec 26, 2025, 4:42 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Dec 30, 2025, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:59 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Dec 30, 2025, 4:50 PM