CVE-2026-61857: imagemagick Unchecked Return Value
CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-61857DEBIAN-CVE-2026-61857GHSA-qh5g-q395-cx4j
Published 11-07-2026Last modified 13-07-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-61857 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Unchecked Return Value vulnerability in imagemagick. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.27%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 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 9Timeline
- 11-07-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 13-07-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 contains a heap use-after-free vulnerability caused by missing null check when parsing XMP profiles. Attackers can craft malicious image files with specially crafted XMP data to trigger the vulnerability and cause application crashes.
CVSS metrics
8 scores · 5 sources · 2 versionsMedium 6.3Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.3MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- NVDNIST6.3MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
High 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 · 3.7–7.5
- CVE.orgCNA3.7LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LDiffers
- 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 · calculated3.7LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.27%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
17%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.27% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score0.27%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected 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+deb12u13 | < 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u12 | < 8:7.1.2.26+dfsg1-1
Imagemagick1 product
- imagemagick< 7.1.2-26 | < 6.9.13-51 | ≥ 7.0.0-0, < 7.1.2-26
Ubuntu1 product
- imagemagick< 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm14 | < 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm13 | All versions (No fix recorded) | < 8:7.1.2.18+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
4 vendors · 20 products
References
9 links- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-26-heap-use-after-free-via-xmpThird Party AdvisoryREPORTBroken Link
