Vulnerability in Imagemagick
CVE-2026-109278
ImageMagick before 6.9.13-57 and 7.x before 7.1.2-32 contains a memory leak in the wavelet-denoise operation, which fails to release allocated memory when a required resource cannot be acquired. Attackers can repeatedly trigger wavelet-denoise processing under resource-constrained conditions to leak memory and degrade service availability.
Published .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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-9f9w-84g3-vp2c (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/15892fc0dc050a3693e28a214478a8d8488d6… (patch)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/0d2544e641848462e8b469c06cde69d7d77c… (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-2026-109278?
- CVE-2026-109278 is a low-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2026-10-12.
- How severe is CVE-2026-109278?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.