CVE-2026-26284

ImageMagick has heap overflow in pcd decoder that leads to out of bounds read.

Published Feb 24, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, ImageMagick lacks proper boundary checking when processing Huffman-coded data from PCD (Photo CD) files. The decoder contains an function that has an incorrect initialization that could cause an out of bounds read. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4539-1 imagemagick security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6158-1 imagemagick security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6210-1 imagemagick security update
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-wrhr-rf8j-r842 ImageMagick: Heap overflow in pcd decoder leads to out of bounds read.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8069-1 ImageMagick vulnerabilities
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Weaknesses CWE-125
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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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 versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, ImageMagick lacks proper boundary checking when processing Huffman-coded data from PCD (Photo CD) files. The decoder contains an function that has an incorrect initialization that could cause an out of bounds read. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.
Title ImageMagick has heap overflow in pcd decoder that leads to out of bounds read.
Weaknesses CWE-122
CWE-787
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L'}

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Feb 24, 2026, 8:46 PM
Reserved
Feb 12, 2026, 5:10 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Feb 24, 2026, 3:16 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:26 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 24, 2026, 2:00 AM