What is CVE-2026-61871?

CVE-2026-61871 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-2026-61871?

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

Vulnerability in Imagemagick

CVE-2026-61871

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51 contains a memory leak in the ICON decoder that occurs when a memory allocation fails. Processing a crafted ICON file that triggers an allocation failure leaks memory, which may lead to a denial of…

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-2026-61871?: CVE-2026-61871 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-2026-61871?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.