Description
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51 contains a heap-based buffer over-write vulnerability that occurs when running an X11 import with a crafted window title, which can result in heap memory corruption and denial of service.
Published: 2026-07-15
Score: 1 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

ImageMagick implements a buffer over‑write when processing an X11 import that contains a crafted window title. The vulnerability allows a malformed title string to exceed the bounds of a heap buffer, corrupting adjacent memory. The resulting heap corruption causes the application to crash, providing denial of service to users running the vulnerable version. No evidence is provided that this flaw permits arbitrary code execution or privilege escalation.

Affected Systems

The issue exists in ImageMagick releases prior to 7.1.2-26 and in ImageMagick 6.9.13-51. Users running these or earlier versions of the ImageMagick product are therefore vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score is 1.0, indicating a low overall severity, and the EPSS score is below 1 %. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Exploitation would likely require local access to a system capable of running an X11 import with controlled window titles, so the attack vector is inferred to be local or potentially remote if one can inject X11 requests into the target environment. Given the low severity and low likelihood of exploitation, the risk is considered low but patching is recommended to avoid DoS incidents.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on July 31, 2026 at 03:52 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade ImageMagick to version 7.1.2-26 or later, or to any release newer than 6.9.13-51
  • If an upgrade is not immediately possible, disable or restrict use of the X11 import feature for untrusted data
  • Implement bounds‑checking or input validation for X11 window titles as a temporary mitigator against heap overflow attempts using the CWE‑122 criteria

Generated by OpenCVE AI on July 31, 2026 at 03:52 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4696-1 imagemagick security update
History

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Low


Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51 contains a heap-based buffer over-write vulnerability that occurs when running an X11 import with a crafted window title, which can result in heap memory corruption and denial of service.
Title ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Heap Buffer Over-Write via X11
First Time appeared Imagemagick
Imagemagick imagemagick
Weaknesses CWE-122
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Imagemagick
Imagemagick imagemagick
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 1.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


Subscriptions

Imagemagick Imagemagick
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-15T13:25:15.287Z

Reserved: 2026-07-09T14:07:55.625Z

Link: CVE-2026-61464

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-15T13:20:01.249Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-07-15T11:25:47Z

Links: CVE-2026-61464 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-31T04:00:15Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-122

    Heap-based Buffer Overflow