What is CVE-2026-28691?

CVE-2026-28691 is a high-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under CWE-252. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-03-09.

How severe is CVE-2026-28691?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Imagemagick

CVE-2026-28691

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41, an uninitialized pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the JBIG decoder due to a missing check…

EPSS: 0.001 (19.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Imagemagick — versions >= 7.0.0, < 7.1.2-16, < 6.9.13-41

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-252
CWE-824 — Access of Uninitialized Pointer

References

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-wj8w-pjxf-9g4f (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-28691?: CVE-2026-28691 is a high-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under CWE-252. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-03-09.
How severe is CVE-2026-28691?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.