What is CVE-2026-116157?

CVE-2026-116157 is a low-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2026-10-25.

How severe is CVE-2026-116157?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Imagemagick

CVE-2026-116157

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 contains a memory leak vulnerability in PerlMagick that fails to free values returned when reading image properties. Attackers can repeatedly trigger property reads through five affected PerlMagick code locations to exhaust memory and cause denial of service.

Published 2026-10-25.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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-pj4h-g4pf-66v3 (vendor-advisory)
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-7.1.2-33-memory-leak-in-perlmag… (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-116157?: CVE-2026-116157 is a low-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2026-10-25.
How severe is CVE-2026-116157?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.