CVE-2026-61858: imagemagick Link Following
CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-61858DEBIAN-CVE-2026-61858GHSA-v3j6-27vc-7pw2
Published 11-07-2026Last modified 14-07-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-61858 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Link Following vulnerability in imagemagick. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.25%
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 6 · Related 6Timeline
- 11-07-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 14-07-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 contains a policy bypass vulnerability in the APNG encoder and external delegates due to missing validation checks. Attackers can write files to disallowed paths by bypassing configured policy restrictions through the APNG encoding process.
CVSS metrics
8 scores · 5 sources · 2 versionsMedium 4.8Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated4.8MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- NVDNIST4.8MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/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
Medium 5.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NSources5 sources · 3.3–5.3
- CVE.orgCNA3.3LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NDiffers
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- OSV · NugetEcosystem advisory · calculated3.3LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.25%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
15%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.25% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score0.25%
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
- imagemagickAll versions (No fix recorded)
4 vendors · 20 products
References
7 links- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-26-policy-bypass-via-apng-encoderThird Party AdvisoryREPORTBroken Link
