Information disclosure in Imagemagick

CVE-2022-44268

ImageMagick 7.1.0-49 is vulnerable to Information Disclosure. When it parses a PNG image (e.g., for resize), the resulting image could have embedded the content of an arbitrary. file (if the magick binary has permissions to read it).

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.899 (99.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-44268?
CVE-2022-44268 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-02-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-44268?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-44268 known to be exploited?
76 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.