CVE-2026-61860
lowpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.004 · 29 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51 contains a use-after-free vulnerability that occurs when freetype initialization fails: the method does not exit and continues to use memory that was already freed. This can be triggered during image processing and may lead to a denial of service.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 1.7–6.3
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affected products (26)
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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-6jwg-7q3p-5fqmImageMagick: Use-After-Free when freetype initialization fails2026-07-24ghsa · osvUS
When the freetype initialization fails the method does not exit and uses memory that was freed.
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references (6)
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- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-6jwg-7q3p-5fqmcnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-26-use-after-free-via-freetypecnnvd
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-6jwg-7q3p-5fqmenisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-26-use-after-free-via-freetypeenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-6jwg-7q3p-5fqmnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-26-use-after-free-via-freetypenvd
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