CVE-2026-61870: imagemagick
CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesSUSE-SU-2026:3201-1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-61870DEBIAN-CVE-2026-61870openSUSE-SU-2026:11344-1openSUSE-SU-2026:21401-1GHSA-m596-67p7-69wh
Published 11-07-2026Last modified 13-07-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-61870 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in imagemagick. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.19%
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 memory leak vulnerability in the VIFF encoder when memory allocation fails. Attackers can trigger allocation failures by processing specially crafted VIFF images to exhaust available memory and cause denial of service.
CVSS metrics
8 scores · 5 sources · 2 versionsLow 2.1Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/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 · calculated2.1LowCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- NVDNIST2.1LowCVSS:4.0/AV:L/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 · 2.9–7.5
- CVE.orgCNA2.9LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/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 · calculated2.9LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.19%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
8%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.19% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score0.19%
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
Opensuse2 products
- GraphicsMagick&distro=openSUSE Leap 16.0< 1.3.45-160000.10.1
- GraphicsMagick&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 1.3.47-5.1
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
Suse1 product
- GraphicsMagick&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7< 1.3.42-150600.3.36.1
Ubuntu1 product
- imagemagick< 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm25 | < 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm24 | < 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm16 | < 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm14 | < 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
6 vendors · 23 products
References
12 links- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-26-memory-leak-via-viff-encoderThird Party AdvisoryREPORTBroken Link
