Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in ImageMagick by ImageMagick
CVE-2026-116149

7.2HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Imagemagick
Status
Imagemagick
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 October 2026

What is CVE-2026-116149?

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in ImageMagick versions prior to 6.9.13-58 and 7.x versions before 7.1.2-33 due to improper handling of bzip2 compressed images. Malicious actors can exploit this flaw by providing specially crafted bzip2 images, leading to stack memory corruption and potential application crashes. Users of affected versions should update to the latest releases to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

ImageMagick 7.0.0-0 < 7.1.2-33

ImageMagick 0 < 6.9.13-58

ImageMagick 7.1.2-33

References

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advis...
vendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-6...
third-party-advisory

CVSS V4

Score:
7.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

DavidKorczynski
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