CVE-2026-33908

ImageMagick is vulnerable to Stack Overflow in DestroyXMLTree()

Published Apr 13, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. In versions below both 7.1.2-19 and 6.9.13-44, Magick frees the memory of the XML tree via the `DestroyXMLTree()` function; however, this process is executed recursively with no depth limit imposed. When Magick processes an XML file with deeply nested structures, it will exhaust the stack memory, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. This issue has been fixed in versions 6.9.13-44 and 7.1.2-19.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4559-1 imagemagick security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6240-1 imagemagick security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6245-1 imagemagick security update
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-fwvm-ggf6-2p4x ImageMagick has a Stack Overflow in DestroyXMLTree()
History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', '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. In versions below both 7.1.2-19 and 6.9.13-44, Magick frees the memory of the XML tree via the `DestroyXMLTree()` function; however, this process is executed recursively with no depth limit imposed. When Magick processes an XML file with deeply nested structures, it will exhaust the stack memory, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. This issue has been fixed in versions 6.9.13-44 and 7.1.2-19.
Title ImageMagick is vulnerable to Stack Overflow in DestroyXMLTree()
Weaknesses CWE-674
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Jul 15, 2026, 1:05 AM
Reserved
Mar 24, 2026, 3:41 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 13, 2026, 10:16 PM
Modified
Jul 15, 2026, 2:20 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Apr 13, 2026, 9:06 PM