Use After Free in Imagemagick
CVE-2026-61860
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51 contains a use-after-free vulnerability that occurs when freetype initialization fails: the method does not exit and continues to use memory that was already freed. This can be triggered during image processing and may lead to a denial of service.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (27.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 27.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Imagemagick — versions 0, 7.1.2-26, 6.9.13-51
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-6jwg-7q3p-5fqm (vendor-advisory)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-26-use-after-free-via-freetype (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-61860?
- CVE-2026-61860 is a low-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2026-07-15.
- How severe is CVE-2026-61860?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.