CVE-2026-46523: imagemagick Use After Free
CVSS: 6.2v3.1MediumModified
AliasesMGASA-2026-0282SUSE-SU-2026:2625-1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46523DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46523openSUSE-SU-2026:11115-1openSUSE-SU-2026:21207-1CGA-7j68-p87h-xxrjGHSA-5r4x-w6p5-222qCGA-wj8w-7hg2-cwj6
Published 10-06-2026Last modified 15-07-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-46523 is a medium (CVSS 6.2) Use After Free vulnerability in imagemagick. EPSS estimates a 0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
6.2/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.42%
0%100%
Low · +0.12 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 8Timeline
- 10-06-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 15-07-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2.23 and 6.9.13-48, a crafted MSL image can trigger a heap-use-after-free. Versions 7.1.2.23 and 6.9.13-48 fix the issue.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 6 sources · 1 versionMedium 6.2Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSources6 sources · 6.2–7.5
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.2MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated6.2MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/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:H
- NVDNIST6.2MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.42%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
35%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.12 pp
From 0.30% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score0.42%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-416Use After FreeThe product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
- CWE-825Expired Pointer DereferenceThe product dereferences a pointer that contains a location for memory that was previously valid, but is no longer valid.
Affected systems
NuGet18 products
- magick.net-q16-anycpu< 14.13.1
- Magick.NET-Q16-arm64< 14.13.1
- magick.net-q16-hdri-anycpu< 14.13.1
- Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64< 14.13.1
- Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64< 14.13.1
Mageia2 products
- graphicsmagick< 1.3.46-5.1.mga10 | < 1.3.46-5.1.mga10.tainted
- graphicsmagick< 1.3.40-1.7.mga9 | < 1.3.40-1.7.mga9.tainted
Opensuse2 products
- GraphicsMagick&distro=openSUSE Leap 16.0< 1.3.45-160000.8.1
- GraphicsMagick&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 1.3.47-3.1
Chainguard1 product
- imagemagick-6< 6.9.13.48-r0
Debian1 product
- imagemagick< 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u10 | < 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u9 | < 8:7.1.2.23+dfsg1-1
Imagemagick1 product
- imagemagick< 7.1.2-23 | < 6.9.13-48 | ≥ 7.0.0-0, < 7.1.2-23
Suse1 product
- GraphicsMagick&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7< 1.3.42-150600.3.30.1
Ubuntu1 product
- imagemagickAll versions (No fix recorded)
8 vendors · 27 products
References
17 links- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-5r4x-w6p5-222qX Refsource CONFIRMREPORTAdvisoryWEBVendor Advisory
