Vulnerability in Imagemagick

CVE-2022-48541

A memory leak in ImageMagick 7.0.10-45 and 6.9.11-22 allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service via the "identify -help" command.

EPSS: 0.012 (64.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48541?
CVE-2022-48541 is a high-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2023-08-22.
How severe is CVE-2022-48541?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-48541 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.