CVE-2026-26066: imagemagick Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-26066DEBIAN-CVE-2026-26066GHSA-v994-63cg-9wj3
Published 24-02-2026Last modified 23-06-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-26066 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in imagemagick. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.36%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 7Timeline
- 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, a crafted profile contain invalid IPTC data may cause an infinite loop when writing it with `IPTCTEXT`. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 versionHigh 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSources5 sources · 6.2–7.5
- CVE.orgCNA6.2MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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
0.36%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
28%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.03 pp
From 0.33% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score0.36%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionThe product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.
- CWE-835Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.
Affected systems
NuGet19 products
- agick.NET-Q8-x86< 14.10.3
- 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
Debian1 product
- imagemagick< 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u7 | < 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
- imagemagick< 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm20 | < 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm19 | < 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11 | < 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm9 | < 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9 | < 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8 | All versions (No fix recorded)
4 vendors · 22 products
References
9 links- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-v994-63cg-9wj3X Refsource CONFIRMREPORTWEBThird Party Advisory
