What is CVE-2026-32259?

CVE-2026-32259 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2026-03-12.

How severe is CVE-2026-32259?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Imagemagick

CVE-2026-32259

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41, when a memory allocation fails in the sixel encoder it would be possible to write past the end of a buffer on t…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.000 (5.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-121 — Stack-based Buffer Overflow

References

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-49hx-7656-jpg3 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-32259?: CVE-2026-32259 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2026-03-12.
How severe is CVE-2026-32259?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.