CVE-2026-109267
Received Received - Intake

Stack Overflow in ImageMagick via MSL Decoder

Publication date: 2026-10-12

Last updated on: 2026-10-12

Assigner: VulnCheck

Description
ImageMagick before 6.9.13-57 and 7.x before 7.1.2-32 contains a stack overflow in the MSL decoder caused by an incorrect depth check that fails to limit recursion. Attackers can supply a set of crafted MSL images that exhaust the stack when one of them is read, crashing the process and causing a denial of service.

CVSS Scores

EPSS Scores

Probability:
Percentile:

Meta Information

Published
2026-10-12
Last Modified
2026-10-12
Generated
2026-10-12
AI Q&A
2026-10-12
EPSS Evaluated
N/A
NVD
CVE-2026-109267
EUVD
EUVD-2026-97711

Affected Vendors & Products

Showing 2 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
ImageMagick ImageMagick 7.0.0-0
ImageMagick ImageMagick 0

Helpful Resources

Exploitability

CWE
CWE Icon
KEV
KEV Icon
CWE ID Description
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.

Attack-Flow Graph

AI Quick Actions

Instant insights powered by AI
Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a stack overflow in ImageMagick's MSL decoder caused by incorrect depth checks that fail to limit recursion. Attackers can craft malicious MSL images that exhaust the stack when processed, crashing the application and causing a denial of service.

Detection Guidance

To detect this vulnerability, check the installed ImageMagick version using commands like 'convert --version' or 'magick --version'. If the version is below 6.9.13-57 or 7.1.2-32, the system is vulnerable. Monitor for crashes when processing MSL images.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability allows attackers to crash ImageMagick by supplying crafted MSL images, leading to denial of service. This could disrupt image processing tasks, cause system instability, or require restarting affected services.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability causes a denial of service by crashing the ImageMagick process through stack exhaustion, which could disrupt systems processing images. While not directly violating GDPR or HIPAA, such disruptions may impact availability of systems handling personal or health data, potentially leading to compliance issues if service levels are not maintained.

Mitigation Strategies

Immediately update ImageMagick to version 6.9.13-57 or later for 6.x and 7.1.2-32 or later for 7.x. Disable MSL processing if not required. Restrict access to ImageMagick functions to trusted users.

Chat Assistant

Ask questions about this CVE
Hi! I’m here to help you understand CVE-2026-109267. Ask me anything about the vulnerability, its impact, or mitigation strategies.
0/70

EPSS Chart