CVE-2026-46523 json
ImageMagick: Use-After-Free in MSL decoder.
published 2026-05-18 5 mo ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also EUVD-2026-36155 , GHSA-5r4x-w6p5-222q , JLSEC-2026-1015
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 23%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2.23 and 6.9.13-48, a crafted MSL image can trigger a heap-use-after-free. Versions 7.1.2.23 and 6.9.13-48 fix the issue.
Patch / fix
- nuget Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU 14.13.1
- nuget Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU 14.13.1
- nuget Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 14.13.1
- nuget Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64 14.13.1
- nuget Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 14.13.1
- nuget Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 14.13.1
- nuget Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 14.13.1
- nuget Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 14.13.1
- nuget Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 14.13.1
- nuget Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 14.13.1
- nuget Magick.NET-Q16-x64 14.13.1
- nuget Magick.NET-Q16-x86 14.13.1
- nuget Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU 14.13.1
- nuget Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 14.13.1
- nuget Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 14.13.1
- nuget Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 14.13.1
- nuget Magick.NET-Q8-x64 14.13.1
- nuget Magick.NET-Q8-x86 14.13.1
- julia ImageMagick_jll 7.1.2028+0
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support 0:6.9.10.68-17.el7_9
- imagemagick Debian 12 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u10
- imagemagick Debian 13 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u9
- imagemagick Debian 14 8:7.1.2.23+dfsg1-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46523
- ImageMagick RHEL 7 ELS 6.9.10.68-17.el7_9
- ImageMagick-c++ RHEL 7 ELS 6.9.10.68-17.el7_9
- ImageMagick-perl RHEL 7 ELS 6.9.10.68-17.el7_9
red hat advisories RHSA-2026:32961
- ImageMagick SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7, SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7 7.1.1.43-150700.3.65.1
- ImageMagick SLES for SAP applications 16.0, SLES 16.0 7.1.2.0-160000.10.1
- GraphicsMagick SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP7 1.3.42-150600.3.30.1
- ImageMagick SLES for SAP 15 SP6, SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES for SAP 15 SP4 +8 more 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1
- ImageMagick SLES LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5-LTSS 6.8.8.1-71.259.1
- ImageMagick SLES for SAP 15 SP6, SLES 15 SP6-LTSS 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:3024-1SUSE-SU-2026:3023-1SUSE-SU-2026:2877-1SUSE-SU-2026:22378-1SUSE-SU-2026:2625-1SUSE-SU-2026:2580-1
- GraphicsMagick openSUSE Leap 16.0 1.3.45-160000.8.1
- ImageMagick openSUSE Leap 16.0 7.1.2.0-160000.10.1
- GraphicsMagick openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.3.47-3.1
- ImageMagick openSUSE Tumbleweed 7.1.2.25-2.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:21207-1openSUSE-SU-2026:21071-1openSUSE-SU-2026:11115-1openSUSE-SU-2026:11061-1
- imagemagick Alpine 3.23 7.1.2.24-r0
- imagemagick Alpine 3.24 7.1.2.23-r0
alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2026-46523
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Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2026-46523 updated cvss 7.5
ImageMagick: ImageMagick: Denial of Service via crafted MSL image leading to heap-use-after-free
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 ImageMagick, ImageMagick-c++, ImageMagick-perlaffected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) ImageMagick 6.9.10.68-17.el7_9, ImageMagick-c++ 6.9.10.68-17.el7_9, ImageMagick-perl 6.9.10.68-17.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS) ImageMagick-c++ 6.9.10.68-17.el7_9fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:32961
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 4 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 6.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| OSV | 3.1 | 6.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| nuget | Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU | <14.13.1 |
14.13.1 |
| nuget | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU | <14.13.1 |
14.13.1 |
| nuget | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 | <14.13.1 |
14.13.1 |
| nuget | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64 | <14.13.1 |
14.13.1 |
| nuget | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 | <14.13.1 |
14.13.1 |
| nuget | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 | <14.13.1 |
14.13.1 |
| nuget | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 | <14.13.1 |
14.13.1 |
| nuget | Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 | <14.13.1 |
14.13.1 |
| nuget | Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 | <14.13.1 |
14.13.1 |
| nuget | Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 | <14.13.1 |
14.13.1 |
| nuget | Magick.NET-Q16-x64 | <14.13.1 |
14.13.1 |
| nuget | Magick.NET-Q16-x86 | <14.13.1 |
14.13.1 |
| nuget | Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU | <14.13.1 |
14.13.1 |
| nuget | Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 | <14.13.1 |
14.13.1 |
| nuget | Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 | <14.13.1 |
14.13.1 |
| nuget | Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 | <14.13.1 |
14.13.1 |
| nuget | Magick.NET-Q8-x64 | <14.13.1 |
14.13.1 |
| nuget | Magick.NET-Q8-x86 | <14.13.1 |
14.13.1 |
| julia | ImageMagick_jll | <7.1.2028+0 |
7.1.2028+0 |
Affected products
- ImageMagick ImageMagick
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification
References
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access.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2026:32961
vendor-advisory, web
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github.com
/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-5r4x-w6p5-222q
web, vendor-advisory
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access.redhat.com
/security/cve/CVE-2026-46523
vdb-entry, web
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bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=2487743
issue-tracking, web
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security.access.redhat.com
/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-46523.json
web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46523
advisory, web
-
github.com
/ImageMagick/ImageMagick
package
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-5r4x-w6p5-222q
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-46523
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-5r4x-w6p5-222q
- NVD CVE-2026-46523
- OSV JLSEC-2026-1015
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.
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