CVE-2026-61860: imagemagick Use After Free
CVSS: 6.3v4.0MediumDeferred
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-61860DEBIAN-CVE-2026-61860GHSA-6jwg-7q3p-5fqm
Published 15-07-2026Last modified 15-07-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-61860 is a medium (CVSS 6.3) Use After Free vulnerability in imagemagick. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
6.3/10
010
Medium · v4.0 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.35%
0%100%
Low · +0.13 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 5Timeline
- 15-07-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 15-07-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51 contains a use-after-free vulnerability that occurs when freetype initialization fails: the method does not exit and continues to use memory that was already freed. This can be triggered during image processing and may lead to a denial of service.
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 4 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
- OSV · DebianEcosystem 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/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
- 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
Low 3.7Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated3.7LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- OSV · NugetEcosystem advisory · calculated3.7LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- NVDNIST3.7LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS trend
Probability
0.35%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
28%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.13 pp
From 0.22% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score0.35%
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
Ubuntu1 product
- imagemagickAll versions (No fix recorded)
4 vendors · 20 products
References
7 links- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-26-use-after-free-via-freetypeThird Party Advisory
