What is CVE-2026-61859?

CVE-2026-61859 is a low-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2026-07-15.

How severe is CVE-2026-61859?

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

Vulnerability in Imagemagick

CVE-2026-61859

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-x before 6.9.13-51 contains a policy bypass vulnerability in the -script operation due to missing security policy checks. This allows reading files from paths that are otherwise disallowed by the configured security policy.

EPSS: 0.001 (2.4th 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:L/I:N/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 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-61859?: CVE-2026-61859 is a low-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2026-07-15.
How severe is CVE-2026-61859?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.