What is CVE-2026-56375?

CVE-2026-56375 is a low-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2026-07-15.

How severe is CVE-2026-56375?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Imagemagick

CVE-2026-56375

ImageMagick through 7.1.2-18 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the ASHLAR coder when an action fails. Attackers can trigger failed actions to exhaust memory resources and cause denial of service.

Published 2026-07-15 · last modified 2026-07-15.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (3.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 3.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

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

Affected products

Imagemagick — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

References

github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-6p22-q7w5-33pg (vendor-advisory)
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-memory-leak-in-ashlar-coder-action-fai… (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-56375?: CVE-2026-56375 is a low-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2026-07-15.
How severe is CVE-2026-56375?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.