Vulnerability in ImageMagick

[ Description ]Official description

ImageMagick before 6.9.13-57 and 7.x before 7.1.2-32 contains a memory leak in the YUV encoder, which fails to release allocated memory when a specific operation fails. Attackers can supply crafted input that triggers the failing encoder operation, leaking memory and potentially exhausting resources to cause a denial of service.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ Advisories ]Government CERT advisories

• BSI CERT-Bund27 Sep 2026WID-SEC-2026-3591

  ImageMagick: Multiple vulnerabilities Translated from German

  Risk mediumCVE-2026-109259CVE-2026-109264CVE-2026-106566+30 more CVEs

[ References ]References

• github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/493fab0b6072787e929184761b6ab6405a9486a2
• github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-69jx-j2x2-g5w4
• github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/3e2075fe4a148ce33e7d749a99898e55a6cad7b5
• www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-6.9.13-57-and-7-x-before-7.1.2-32-memor…