CVE-2026-23874: imagemagick Infinite Loop
CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23874DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23874CGA-2v7c-j2pf-xx8gCGA-34fw-w98f-vrr4CGA-834q-rqhx-f663CGA-f4h3-q3rv-vxffCGA-hmxc-4773-7387GHSA-9vj4-wc7r-p844CGA-qv73-56c4-vp4hCGA-r65r-36r4-q83vCGA-r75x-rgvj-q6mj
Published 20-01-2026Last modified 20-01-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-23874 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Infinite Loop vulnerability in imagemagick. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.19%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 7Timeline
- 20-01-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 20-01-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Versions prior to 7.1.2-13 have a stack overflow via infinite recursion in MSL (Magick Scripting Language) `<write>` command when writing to MSL format. Version 7.1.2-13 fixes the issue.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 6 sources · 1 versionMedium 5.5Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 6 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · NugetEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVDNIST5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.19%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
8%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.18% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score0.19%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundImagemagick
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
NuGet18 products
- magick.net-q16-anycpu< 14.10.2
- Magick.NET-Q16-arm64< 14.10.2
- magick.net-q16-hdri-anycpu< 14.10.2
- Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64< 14.10.2
- Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64< 14.10.2
Chainguard4 products
- imagemagick-6All versions (No fix recorded)
- imagemagick-6-dev< 6.9.13.46-r1
- imagemagick-6-doc< 6.9.13.46-r1
- imagemagick-6-static< 6.9.13.46-r1
Debian1 product
- imagemagick< 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u6 | < 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u5 | < 8:7.1.2.13+dfsg1-1
Imagemagick1 product
- imagemagick< 7.1.2-13
Ubuntu1 product
- imagemagickAll versions (No fix recorded)
5 vendors · 25 products
References
8 links- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-9vj4-wc7r-p844X Refsource CONFIRMREPORTAdvisoryWEBExploitVendor Advisory
