Buffer overflow in Imagemagick

CVE-2026-42050

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to 7.1.2-21 and 6.9.13-46, a malicious MIFF file could trigger an overflow when a user opens it in the display tool and right-clicks a tile to invoke the Load / Update menu item. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.2-21 and 6.9.13-46.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (3.4th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 3.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-42050: held from 0.001 to 0.001.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Imagemagick — versions < 6.9.13-46, >= 7.0.0, < 7.1.2-20

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-42050?
CVE-2026-42050 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-05-11.
How severe is CVE-2026-42050?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.