CVE-2026-53461

Modified Modified - Updated After Analysis

Heap Write Vulnerability in ImageMagick

Publication date: 2026-06-10

Last updated on: 2026-06-30

Assigner: GitHub, Inc.

Description

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 6.9.13-50 and 7.1.2-25, an incorrect loop in the ICON decoder can result in an out of bounds heap write resulting in a crash. This issue has been patched in versions 6.9.13-50 and 7.1.2-25.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-06-10

Last Modified

2026-06-30

Generated

2026-07-01

AI Q&A

2026-06-11

EPSS Evaluated

2026-06-30

NVD

CVE-2026-53461

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
imagemagick	imagemagick	to 6.9.13-50 (exc)
imagemagick	imagemagick	From 7.0.0-0 (inc) to 7.1.2-25 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-787	The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

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Compliance Impact

The vulnerability in ImageMagick is a heap buffer over-write in the ICON decoder that can cause a crash, impacting system availability.

There is no information provided about any impact on confidentiality or integrity of data, which are critical factors for compliance with standards like GDPR or HIPAA.

Since the vulnerability primarily affects availability and does not mention data exposure or unauthorized access, its direct effect on compliance with regulations such as GDPR or HIPAA is not specified.

Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in ImageMagick, a free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Specifically, an incorrect loop in the ICON decoder component can cause an out of bounds heap write, which leads to a crash of the software.

The issue affects versions prior to 6.9.13-50 and 7.1.2-25 and has been fixed in these versions.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can cause the ImageMagick software to crash due to an out of bounds heap write triggered by a malformed ICON image.

Since the CVSS score indicates a high impact on availability (A:H) but no impact on confidentiality or integrity, the main impact is denial of service, which could disrupt services or applications relying on ImageMagick for image processing.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, you should update ImageMagick to version 6.9.13-50 or later, or version 7.1.2-25 or later, where the issue has been patched.

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