What is CVE-2026-61869?

CVE-2026-61869 is a low-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 2.9/10. Published 2026-07-15.

How severe is CVE-2026-61869?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Imagemagick

CVE-2026-61869

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51 contains a memory leak in the MIFF encoder that occurs when a memory allocation fails during MIFF image processing, which can lead to denial of service.

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: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-2026-61869?: CVE-2026-61869 is a low-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 2.9/10. Published 2026-07-15.
How severe is CVE-2026-61869?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.9 out of 10.