Vulnerability in ImageMagick

[ Description ]Official description

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-32 contains a time-of-check time-of-use symlink race vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass the path security policy when executing a magick script. Attackers can swap a checked path with a symlink during script execution to read files that the security policy is meant to block.

[ 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/9e789499e67dbf5c4ee9fe1b72690738c799ec73
• github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-7q74-r26w-fwcx
• www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-7.1.2-32-toctou-symlink-race-path-polic…