What is CVE-2026-55628?

CVE-2026-55628 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-07-01.

How severe is CVE-2026-55628?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Imagemagick

CVE-2026-55628

In versions prior to 7.1.2-26he, the `-concatenate` operation is missing policy checks, potentially resulting in both reading and writing to paths disallowed by the security policy. This issue has been fixed in version 7.1.2-26.

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.

Affected products

Imagemagick — versions < 7.1.2-26

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-73 — External Control of File Name or Path
CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-55628?: CVE-2026-55628 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-07-01.
How severe is CVE-2026-55628?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.