CVE-2026-55594: imagemagick Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-55594DEBIAN-CVE-2026-55594GHSA-mx48-2qq3-23hf
Published 01-07-2026Last modified 02-07-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-55594 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in imagemagick. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.24%
0%100%
Low · -0.16 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
- 01-07-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 02-07-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 6.9.13-51 and 7.1.2-26, a missing depth check in the MVG decoder will result in a stack overflow when a crafted image is provided. This issue has been fixed in versions 6.9.13-51 and 7.1.2-26.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 versionMedium 5.3Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LSourcesAll 5 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- OSV · NugetEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- NVDNIST5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS trend
Probability
0.24%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
14%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.16 pp
From 0.40% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.24%
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-674Uncontrolled RecursionThe product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack.
Affected systems
NuGet17 products
- magick.net-q16-anycpu< 14.15.0
- Magick.NET-Q16-arm64< 14.15.0
- magick.net-q16-hdri-anycpu< 14.15.0
- Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64< 14.15.0
- Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64< 14.15.0
Debian1 product
- imagemagick< 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u12 | < 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u11 | < 8:7.1.2.26+dfsg1-1
Imagemagick1 product
- imagemagick≥ 7.0.1-0, < 7.1.2-26 | < 6.9.13-51 | ≥ 7.0.0-0, < 7.1.2-26
Ubuntu1 product
- imagemagickAll versions (No fix recorded)
4 vendors · 20 products
References
7 links- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-mx48-2qq3-23hfX Refsource CONFIRMREPORTWEBVendor Advisory
