Policy Bypass Vulnerability in ImageMagick from ImageMagick Vendor
CVE-2026-61859

4.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Imagemagick
Status
Imagemagick
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 July 2026

What is CVE-2026-61859?

A vulnerability exists in ImageMagick prior to version 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-x before 6.9.13-51, allowing for a policy bypass in the -script operation. This flaw is caused by inadequate security policy checks, potentially enabling unauthorized reading of files from restricted paths set by the existing security configurations.

Affected Version(s)

ImageMagick 0 < 7.1.2-26

ImageMagick 0 < 6.9.13-51

ImageMagick 7.1.2-26

References

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advis...
vendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-2...
third-party-advisory

CVSS V4

Score:
4.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

rexpository
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