Heap Use-After-Free Vulnerability in ImageMagick Software
CVE-2026-28688

4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Imagemagick
Status
Imagemagick
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 March 2026

What is CVE-2026-28688?

ImageMagick, a widely-used software for editing and manipulating digital images, has a vulnerability in its MSL encoder where a cloned image can be destroyed more than once, leading to potential exploitation. This issue arises before versions 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41, where the MSL coder does not support writing MSL, resulting in removed write capabilities. Users are advised to update to the latest versions to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Affected Version(s)

ImageMagick >= 7.0.0, < 7.1.2-16 < 7.0.0, 7.1.2-16

ImageMagick < 6.9.13-41 < 6.9.13-41

References

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

Score:
4
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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