What is CVE-2026-61858?

CVE-2026-61858 is a low-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2026-07-11.

How severe is CVE-2026-61858?

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

Vulnerability in Imagemagick

CVE-2026-61858

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 contains a policy bypass vulnerability in the APNG encoder and external delegates due to missing validation checks. Attackers can write files to disallowed paths by bypassing configured policy restrictions through the APNG encoding process.

EPSS: 0.002 (15.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Imagemagick — versions 0, 7.1.2-26, 6.9.13-51

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-61858?: CVE-2026-61858 is a low-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2026-07-11.
How severe is CVE-2026-61858?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.