CVE-2026-61857

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Heap Use-After-Free via XMP

Published Jul 11, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 contains a heap use-after-free vulnerability caused by missing null check when parsing XMP profiles. Attackers can craft malicious image files with specially crafted XMP data to trigger the vulnerability and cause application crashes.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4696-1 imagemagick security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8739-1 ImageMagick vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8739-2 ImageMagick vulnerabilities
History
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 before 7.1.2-26 contains a heap use-after-free vulnerability caused by missing null check when parsing XMP profiles. Attackers can craft malicious image files with specially crafted XMP data to trigger the vulnerability and cause application crashes.
Title ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Heap Use-After-Free via XMP
First Time appeared Imagemagick
Imagemagick imagemagick
Weaknesses CWE-252
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Imagemagick
Imagemagick imagemagick
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Oct 29, 2026, 9:16 PM
Reserved
Jul 10, 2026, 9:53 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jul 11, 2026, 2:16 PM
Modified
Oct 29, 2026, 9:17 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jul 11, 2026, 1:01 PM