Denial of Service Vulnerability in ImageMagick Software
CVE-2026-33908

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
CVE Published:
13 April 2026

What is CVE-2026-33908?

ImageMagick is a well-known open-source tool for image editing and manipulation. In certain versions prior to 7.1.2-19 and 6.9.13-44, it contains a vulnerability that arises from an unbounded recursion in the DestroyXMLTree() function when processing XML files with deeply nested structures. This design flaw can lead to stack memory exhaustion, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. Users are highly encouraged to update to the latest versions to mitigate this issue and enhance their system security.

Affected Version(s)

ImageMagick < 6.9.13-44 < 6.9.13-44

ImageMagick < 7.1.2-19 < 7.1.2-19

References

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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