CVE-2026-107208
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Recursion Limit Exhaustion in ImageMagick

Publication date: 2026-10-07

Last updated on: 2026-10-07

Assigner: GitHub, Inc.

Description
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to 7.1.2-30 and 6.9.13-55, a crafted XMP profile can reach a recursion limit that is handled as a fatal condition instead of an ordinary exception, terminating the image-processing process. This issue is fixed in versions 7.1.2-30 and 6.9.13-55.

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Published
2026-10-07
Last Modified
2026-10-07
Generated
2026-10-07
AI Q&A
2026-10-07
EPSS Evaluated
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NVD
CVE-2026-107208
EUVD
EUVD-2026-94409

Affected Vendors & Products

Showing 2 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
ImageMagick ImageMagick < 6.9.13-55
ImageMagick ImageMagick >= 7.0.0, < 7.1.2-30

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CWE ID Description
CWE-400 The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.
CWE-674 The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack.

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Executive Summary

ImageMagick is a software tool for editing images. A vulnerability exists where a specially crafted XMP profile can cause the software to hit a recursion limit. Instead of handling this as a normal error, the program terminates unexpectedly, stopping the image processing.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability can be detected by checking the installed version of ImageMagick. If your system runs versions before 7.1.2-30 or 6.9.13-55, it is vulnerable. Use commands like 'convert --version' or 'magick --version' to check the version. Compare the output against the patched versions.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability could cause ImageMagick to crash when processing certain images, potentially disrupting workflows that rely on the software. It may lead to denial of service if exploited repeatedly.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability primarily causes a denial of service by crashing the image-processing application when processing a crafted XMP profile. It does not directly impact data confidentiality or integrity, which are key concerns for GDPR or HIPAA compliance. However, service disruption could indirectly affect compliance if systems fail to process or store data as required.

Mitigation Strategies

Update ImageMagick to version 7.1.2-30 or later if using 7.x, or to 6.9.13-55 or later if using 6.x to address the recursion limit issue in XMP profile handling.

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