What is CVE-2026-109274?

CVE-2026-109274 is a low-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 2.5/10. Published 2026-10-12.

How severe is CVE-2026-109274?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Imagemagick

CVE-2026-109274

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-32 contains a time-of-check time-of-use symlink race vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass the path security policy when executing a magick script. Attackers can swap a checked path with a symlink during script execution to read files that the security policy is meant to block.

Published 2026-10-12.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

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

Imagemagick

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-7q74-r26w-fwcx (vendor-advisory)
github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/9e789499e67dbf5c4ee9fe1b72690738c799e… (patch)
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-7.1.2-32-toctou-symlink-race-pa… (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-109274?: CVE-2026-109274 is a low-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 2.5/10. Published 2026-10-12.
How severe is CVE-2026-109274?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.5 out of 10.