What is CVE-2026-25969?

CVE-2026-25969 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-02-24.

How severe is CVE-2026-25969?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Imagemagick

CVE-2026-25969

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to version 7.1.2-15, a memory leak exists in `coders/ashlar.c`. The `WriteASHLARImage` allocates a structure. However, when an exception is thrown, the allocated memory is not properly released, resulting in a potential memory leak. Version 7.1.2-15 contains a patch.

Published 2026-02-24 · last modified 2026-06-23.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (39.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 39.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Imagemagick — versions < 7.1.2-15

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

References

github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-xgm3-v4r9-wfgm (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-25969?: CVE-2026-25969 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-02-24.
How severe is CVE-2026-25969?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.