CVE-2026-40169

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. In versions below 7.1.2-19, a crafted image could result in an out of bounds heap write when writing a yaml or json output, resulting in a crash. This issue has been fixed in version 7.1.2-19.

CVSS v3 6.2 MEDIUM

6.2^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.5 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/f86452a8aea37bf2b4bd36127f836dcc5f138b38	Patch
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/releases/tag/7.1.2-19	Release Notes
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-5592-p365-24xh	Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/dlemstra/Magick.NET/releases/tag/14.12.0	Release Notes

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-04-13 22:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:44

NVD link : CVE-2026-40169

Mitre link : CVE-2026-40169

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-40169

JSON object : View

Products Affected

imagemagick

imagemagick

CWE

CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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