CVE-2026-109261
What it is
ImageMagick before 6.9.13-57 and 7.x before 7.1.2-32 contains a memory leak in the GIF encoder because allocated memory is not released when color quantization fails during encoding. Attackers can supply images whose GIF conversion causes quantization to fail, leaking memory with each attempt and degrading availability.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.3 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-401
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Imagemagick < 6.9.13-57
- Imagemagick < 7.1.2-32
Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 6.3
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/1c7763266cfedc635005a965169bc2ddcc650221
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-w68r-6fmr-cvg4
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/93aa075f0fa5a6ae6a83a63acc7c84283aa6d31b
References
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/1c7763266cfedc635005a965169bc2ddcc650221
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-w68r-6fmr-cvg4
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/93aa075f0fa5a6ae6a83a63acc7c84283aa6d31b
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-6.9.13-57-and-7-x-before-7.1.2-32-memory-leak-in-gif-encoder