CVE-2026-61859
lowpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.002 · 6 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-22
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-x before 6.9.13-51 contains a policy bypass vulnerability in the -script operation due to missing security policy checks. This allows reading files from paths that are otherwise disallowed by the configured security policy.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 1.1–4.8
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affected products (29)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-2100ImageMagick: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-06-28csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in ImageMagick ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen.
- GHSA-vghg-5jrg-2398ImageMagick: Policy Bypass in script operation due to missing checks 2026-07-24ghsa · osvUS
The -script operation is missing policy checks and that could result in both reading from paths disallowed by the security policy.
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references (6)
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- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-vghg-5jrg-2398cnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-26-policy-bypass-via-script-operationcnnvd
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-vghg-5jrg-2398enisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-26-policy-bypass-via-script-operationenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-vghg-5jrg-2398Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-26-policy-bypass-via-script-operationThird Party Advisorynvd
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