Description
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 6.9.13-51 and 7.1.2-26, an integer overflow in the XCF decoder can result in an out of bounds read when a crafted image is read, potentially resulting in a crash. This issue has been fixed in versions 6.9.13-51 and 7.1.2-26.
Published: 2026-07-01
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

ImageMagick’s XCF decoder contains an integer conversion overflow that results in a heap buffer over‑read when a crafted file is processed. The out‑of‑bounds read can corrupt memory and cause the consuming process to crash, interrupting any service that loads the malicious image. The weakness involves integer overflow (CWE‑190), erroneous integer conversion (CWE‑681), and unauthorized buffer access (CWE‑125).

Affected Systems

ImageMagick image‑processing software, versions older than 6.9.13‑51 and 7.1.2‑26, is affected. Any application, service, or embedded library that uses ImageMagick to read XCF files may be impacted.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.5 indicates medium severity, while the EPSS score of <1% suggests that exploitation is currently unlikely. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV, meaning no known public exploits exist yet. Based on the description, it is inferred that the most likely attack vector is the delivery of a maliciously crafted XCF image to any ImageMagick‑based system that processes untrusted input, causing a crash and rendering the affected process unavailable.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on July 21, 2026 at 13:30 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade ImageMagick to version 6.9.13-51 or later, or to version 7.1.2-26 or later to receive the fix.
  • If an immediate upgrade is not possible, disable XCF support to prevent processing of malicious XCF files.
  • Reject or quarantine any untrusted XCF images before processing and monitor logs for failed read attempts.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on July 21, 2026 at 13:30 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4680-1 imagemagick security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6383-1 imagemagick security update
History

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-125
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 threat_severity

Moderate

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Imagemagick
Imagemagick imagemagick
Vendors & Products Imagemagick
Imagemagick imagemagick

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 6.9.13-51 and 7.1.2-26, an integer overflow in the XCF decoder can result in an out of bounds read when a crafted image is read, potentially resulting in a crash. This issue has been fixed in versions 6.9.13-51 and 7.1.2-26.
Title ImageMagick: Heap Buffer Over-Read in XCF decoder due to integer conversion overflow
Weaknesses CWE-190
CWE-681
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L'}

Subscriptions

Imagemagick Imagemagick
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-01T18:52:17.717Z

Reserved: 2026-06-09T16:31:21.495Z

Link: CVE-2026-53466

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-01T18:52:12.628Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-07-01T18:20:44Z

Links: CVE-2026-53466 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-21T13:45:03Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-125

    Out-of-bounds Read

  • CWE-190

    Integer Overflow or Wraparound

  • CWE-681

    Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types