CVE-2026-25971: imagemagick Uncontrolled Recursion
CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-25971DEBIAN-CVE-2026-25971GHSA-8mpr-6xr2-chhc
Published 24-02-2026Last modified 23-06-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-25971 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in imagemagick. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.38%
0%100%
Low · +0.17 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 6Timeline
- 24-02-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 23-06-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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, Magick fails to check for circular references between two MSLs, leading to a stack overflow. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 versionCritical 9.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSources5 sources · 6.2–9.8
- CVE.orgCNA6.2MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · NugetEcosystem advisory · calculated6.2MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.38%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
30%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.17 pp
From 0.21% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score0.38%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
NuGet19 products
- magick.net-q16-anycpu< 14.10.3
- Magick.NET-Q16-arm64< 14.10.3
- magick.net-q16-hdri-anycpu< 14.10.3
- Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64< 14.10.3
- Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64< 14.10.3
Debian1 product
- imagemagick< 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u9 | < 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u6 | < 8:7.1.2.15+dfsg1-1
Imagemagick1 product
- imagemagick≥ 7.0.0, < 7.1.2-15 | < 6.9.13-40 | ≥ 7.0.0-0, < 7.1.2-15
Ubuntu1 product
- imagemagickAll versions (No fix recorded)
4 vendors · 22 products
References
7 links- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-8mpr-6xr2-chhcX Refsource CONFIRMREPORTWEBThird Party Advisory
