CVE-2026-106566

ImageMagick: Policy Bypass in delegate symlink cleanup due to missing check

Published Oct 7, 2026 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 7.1.2-32, delegate symlink cleanup does not check the MAGICK_SHRED_PASSES environment variable, allowing a local privileged workflow to overwrite a file with random data. This issue is fixed in version 7.1.2-32.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4858-1 imagemagick security update
History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Metrics ssvc

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

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First Time appeared Imagemagick
Imagemagick imagemagick
Vendors & Products Imagemagick
Imagemagick imagemagick
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Description ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to 7.1.2-32, delegate symlink cleanup does not check the MAGICK_SHRED_PASSES environment variable, allowing a local privileged workflow to overwrite a file with random data. This issue is fixed in version 7.1.2-32.
Title ImageMagick: Policy Bypass in delegate symlink cleanup due to missing check
Weaknesses CWE-61
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

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

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Oct 7, 2026, 5:04 PM
Reserved
Oct 6, 2026, 8:31 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 7, 2026, 4:17 PM
Modified
Oct 22, 2026, 6:05 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 7, 2026, 3:21 PM