What is CVE-2026-61868?

CVE-2026-61868 is a low-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2026-07-15.

How severe is CVE-2026-61868?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Imagemagick

CVE-2026-61868

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.x before 6.9.13-51 contains a memory leak in the YUV decoder that occurs when opening of the blob fails. Repeated triggering can lead to resource exhaustion (denial of service).

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, 7.1.2-26, 6.9.13-51

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (vendor-advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-61868?: CVE-2026-61868 is a low-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2026-07-15.
How severe is CVE-2026-61868?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.