What is CVE-2026-23874?

CVE-2026-23874 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-01-20.

How severe is CVE-2026-23874?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Imagemagick

CVE-2026-23874

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Versions prior to 7.1.2-13 have a stack overflow via infinite recursion in MSL (Magick Scripting Language) `<write>` command when writing to MSL format. Version 7.1.2-13 fixes the issue.

EPSS: 0.002 (5.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Imagemagick — versions < 7.1.2-13

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-835 — Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop)

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-23874?: CVE-2026-23874 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-01-20.
How severe is CVE-2026-23874?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.