CVE-2026-46692

Analyzed Analyzed - Analysis Complete

Heap Buffer Overflow in ImageMagick

Publication date: 2026-06-10

Last updated on: 2026-06-11

Assigner: GitHub, Inc.

Description

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 6.9.13-48 and 7.1.2-23, an attacker who can connect to a magick -distribute-cache service can cause a heap buffer over-write in the server process. This issue has been patched in versions 6.9.13-48 and 7.1.2-23.

CVSS Scores

EPSS Scores

Probability:
Percentile:

Meta Information

Published

2026-06-10

Last Modified

2026-06-11

Generated

2026-07-01

AI Q&A

2026-06-11

EPSS Evaluated

2026-06-30

NVD

CVE-2026-46692

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
imagemagick	imagemagick	to 6.9.13-48 (exc)
imagemagick	imagemagick	From 7.0.0-0 (inc) to 7.1.2-23 (exc)

Helpful Resources

Exploitability

CWE

KEV

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().

Attack-Flow Graph

Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in ImageMagick, a free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 6.9.13-48 and 7.1.2-23, an attacker who can connect to a magick -distribute-cache service can cause a heap buffer over-write in the server process.

A heap buffer over-write is a type of memory corruption that can lead to unexpected behavior or crashes in the software.

This issue has been fixed in versions 6.9.13-48 and 7.1.2-23.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can cause a heap buffer over-write in the ImageMagick server process if an attacker is able to connect to the magick -distribute-cache service.

This may lead to instability or crashes of the ImageMagick service, potentially resulting in denial of service.

The CVSS score indicates a moderate impact with a Base Score of 4.1, primarily affecting availability (A:H) but not confidentiality or integrity.

Compliance Impact

The provided information does not specify any direct impact of this vulnerability on compliance with common standards and regulations such as GDPR or HIPAA.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, update ImageMagick to version 6.9.13-48 or later, or version 7.1.2-23 or later, where the issue has been patched.

Hi! I’m here to help you understand CVE-2026-46692. Ask me anything about the vulnerability, its impact, or mitigation strategies.

0/70