What is CVE-2026-109280?

CVE-2026-109280 is a low-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 2.5/10. Published 2026-10-12.

How severe is CVE-2026-109280?

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

NULL pointer dereference in Imagemagick

CVE-2026-109280

ImageMagick 7.1.0-20 before 7.1.2-32 contains a use after free vulnerability in the -fx option that occurs when a memory allocation fails during a specific operation. Attackers who can supply crafted -fx expressions under memory pressure can trigger freed memory access, causing crashes or memory corruption.

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: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

Imagemagick

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-v2x3-wpmg-c4w6 (vendor-advisory)
github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/fb743d60700c9bc350c3d2a0b48b998bdabc4… (patch)
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-7.1.0-20-before-7.1.2-32-use-after-fre… (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-109280?: CVE-2026-109280 is a low-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 2.5/10. Published 2026-10-12.
How severe is CVE-2026-109280?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.5 out of 10.