Out-of-bounds Read in Imagemagick
CVE-2026-61862
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51 contains an information disclosure vulnerability: when a profile is displayed with the identify command and the profile value is not printable, a single byte at the end of the profile can be printed (read past the profile boundary). This behavior occurs when debug output is enabled.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 2.9 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (1.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 1.0% 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, 7.1.2-26, 6.9.13-51
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-hwf3-r46v-5ggx (vendor-advisory)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-26-information-disclosure-via-i… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-61862?
- CVE-2026-61862 is a low-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 2.9/10. Published 2026-07-15.
- How severe is CVE-2026-61862?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.9 out of 10.