Use After Free in Imagemagick
CVE-2026-56376
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contains a heap use-after-free in the meta coder: when memory allocation fails, a single byte is written to a stale pointer. Remote attackers can trigger it by processing specially crafted image fi…
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Imagemagick — versions 0, 7.1.2-15, 6.9.13-40
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (vendor-advisory)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-56376?
- CVE-2026-56376 is a low-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2026-06-23.
- How severe is CVE-2026-56376?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.