ImageMagick Vulnerability: Infinite Loop in IPTC Data Handling
CVE-2026-26066

6.2MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Imagemagick
Status
Imagemagick
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 February 2026

What is CVE-2026-26066?

ImageMagick, a widely-used open-source software for image manipulation, has a vulnerability that allows crafted profiles with invalid IPTC data to trigger an infinite loop during the processing of IPTCTEXT. This flaw exists in versions prior to 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40. The vulnerability poses a risk of denial-of-service, as users can exploit this flaw to disrupt service by manipulating image data. Patches addressing this issue are included in the subsequent stable releases.

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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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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.2
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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