Auth bypass in Imagemagick

CVE-2026-47166

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 6.9.13-48 and 7.1.2-23, an attacker who can connect to a magick -distribute-cache service can cause a heap buffer over-read in the server process. This issue has been patched in versions 6.9.13-48 and 7.1.2-23.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (1.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 1.9% 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-2026-47166: held from 0.001 to 0.001.

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

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-47166?
CVE-2026-47166 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2026-06-10.
How severe is CVE-2026-47166?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.