Resource exhaustion in Imagemagick

CVE-2026-55594

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 6.9.13-51 and 7.1.2-26, a missing depth check in the MVG decoder will result in a stack overflow when a crafted image is provided. This issue has been fixed in versions 6.9.13-51 and 7.1.2-26.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

Published · last modified .

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: 0.002 (13.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 13.8% 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-2026-55594: held from 0.004 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.002 · change: -0.002

Affected products

  • Imagemagick — versions >= 7.0.1-0, < 7.1.2-26, < 6.9.13-51

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-55594?
CVE-2026-55594 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-07-01.
How severe is CVE-2026-55594?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.