CVE-2026-33901
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Heap Buffer Overflow in ImageMagick MVG Decoder Causes Out-of-Bounds Write

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-33901, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-04-13

Last updated on: 2026-06-30

Assigner: GitHub, Inc.

Description

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. In versions below both 7.1.2-19 and 6.9.13-44, a heap buffer overflow occurs in the MVG decoder that could result in an out of bounds write when processing a crafted image. This issue has been fixed in versions 6.9.13-44 and 7.1.2-19.

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Published
2026-04-13
Last Modified
2026-06-30
Generated
2026-07-06
AI Q&A
2026-04-14
EPSS Evaluated
2026-07-05
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Affected Vendors & Products

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Vendor Product Version / Range
imagemagick imagemagick to 6.9.13-44 (exc)
imagemagick imagemagick From 7.0.0-0 (inc) to 7.1.2-19 (exc)

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Exploitability

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CWE ID Description
CWE-122 A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
CWE-787 The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a heap buffer overflow in the MVG decoder of ImageMagick versions below 7.1.2-19 and 6.9.13-44. It occurs when processing a specially crafted image, which can cause an out of bounds write in memory.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to a heap buffer overflow, which may cause a denial of service or potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or crash the application when processing malicious images.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, you should upgrade ImageMagick to version 7.1.2-19 or later, or version 6.9.13-44 or later, as these versions contain the fix for the heap buffer overflow in the MVG decoder.

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