Stack Overflow Vulnerability in ImageMagick by ImageMagick Developers
CVE-2026-23874

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Imagemagick
Status
Imagemagick
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 January 2026

What is CVE-2026-23874?

ImageMagick, a popular open-source software for image editing, is prone to a stack overflow vulnerability that occurs through infinite recursion in the Magick Scripting Language (MSL) <write> command. This issue affects all versions before 7.1.2-13, allowing potentially malicious MSL scripts to crash the application, leading to denial of service. Users are advised to upgrade to the fixed version to ensure the integrity and security of their image processing workflows.

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Affected Version(s)

ImageMagick < 7.1.2-13

References

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advis...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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