What is CVE-2026-116146?

CVE-2026-116146 is a low-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2026-10-25.

How severe is CVE-2026-116146?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Imagemagick

CVE-2026-116146

ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 contains a memory leak in the MSL decoder that fails to release allocated memory when processing a crafted MSL image. Attackers can supply crafted MSL files for processing to repeatedly leak memory, causing resource exhaustion and denial of service.

Published 2026-10-25.

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

Imagemagick

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

References

github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-j657-rmv3-4m94 (vendor-advisory)
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-6.9.13-58-and-7-x-before-7.1.2-… (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-116146?: CVE-2026-116146 is a low-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2026-10-25.
How severe is CVE-2026-116146?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.