Vulnerability in Imagemagick
CVE-2026-109267
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.
Published .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-462x-739v-qvq2 (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/507aee2308046b25e251d0be1a5371327bb79… (patch)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/c10823904b251d07fe79346a7136b0af295d… (patch)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-6.9.13-57-and-7-x-before-7.1.2-… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-109267?
- CVE-2026-109267 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-10-12.
- How severe is CVE-2026-109267?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.