Denial of Service Vulnerability in ImageMagick by ImageMagick
CVE-2026-24485

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Imagemagick
Status
Imagemagick
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 February 2026

What is CVE-2026-24485?

Prior to the release of versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, ImageMagick was susceptible to a Denial of Service vulnerability triggered by improperly formatted PCD files. The DecodeImage() function would enter an infinite loop when a valid Sync marker is missing, leading to significant CPU resource consumption and ultimately causing the application to become unresponsive. This condition could be exploited to exhaust system resources, resulting in service interruptions and degraded performance for users relying on ImageMagick for image processing. Users are advised to upgrade to the latest patched versions to mitigate this risk.

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Affected Version(s)

ImageMagick >= 7.0.0, < 7.1.2-15 < 7.0.0, 7.1.2-15

ImageMagick < 6.9.13-40 < 6.9.13-40

References

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advis...
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https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/332c156...
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https://github.com/dlemstra/Magick.NET/releases/tag/14.10.3
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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