CVE-2026-46557: imagemagick Uncontrolled Recursion
CVSS: 6.2v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46557DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46557CGA-5w6c-9pp9-gx9vCGA-cpq2-4xmc-mg3cGHSA-rcr6-g7jc-f57g
Published 10-06-2026Last modified 23-06-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-46557 is a medium (CVSS 6.2) Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in imagemagick. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
6.2/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.16%
0%100%
Low · +0.04 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 7Timeline
- 10-06-2026PublishedVulnerability 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 version 7.1.2-23, due to a missing depth check a stack overflow can occur in the fx operation by passing a crafted argument. This issue has been patched in version 7.1.2-23.
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:HSourcesAll 6 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.2MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- 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
0.16%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
4%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.04 pp
From 0.12% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score0.16%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected 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
Chainguard1 product
- imagemagick-6< 6.9.13.50-r0
Debian1 product
- imagemagick< 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u9 | < 8:7.1.2.23+dfsg1-1
Imagemagick1 product
- imagemagick< 7.1.2-23
Ubuntu1 product
- imagemagickAll versions (No fix recorded)
5 vendors · 22 products
References
7 links- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-rcr6-g7jc-f57gX Refsource CONFIRMREPORTAdvisoryWEBVendor Advisory
