Vulnerability in Imagemagick
CVE-2026-61870
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the VIFF encoder when memory allocation fails. Attackers can trigger allocation failures by processing specially crafted VIFF images to exhaust available memory and cause denial of service.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (8.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 8.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · 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-m596-67p7-69wh (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-26-memory-leak-via-viff-encoder (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-61870?
- CVE-2026-61870 is a low-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 2.9/10. Published 2026-07-11.
- How severe is CVE-2026-61870?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.9 out of 10.