RCE in Imagemagick
CVE-2026-25797
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, the ps coders, responsible for writing PostScript files, fails to sanitize the input before writing it into the PostScript header. An attacker can provide a malicous file and inject arbitrary PostScript code. When the resulting file is processed by a printer or a viewer (like Ghostscript), the injected code is interpreted and executed. The html encoder does not properly escape strings that are written to in the html document. An attacker can provide a malicious file and injection arbitrary html code. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.002 (5.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Imagemagick — versions >= 7.0.0, < 7.1.2-15, < 6.9.13-40
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-25797?
- CVE-2026-25797 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2026-02-24.
- How severe is CVE-2026-25797?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.