CVE-2026-61861
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.006 · 46 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the FormatMagickCaption method when memory allocation fails. Attackers can trigger memory allocation failures to cause a dangling pointer to reference freed memory, potentially enabling denial of service or code execution.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 1.7–7.5
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affected products (28)
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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-qvxh-prvr-85w2ImageMagick: Use-After-Free in FormatMagickCaption when memory allocation fails2026-07-24ghsa · osvUS
When a memory allocation fails inside the FormatMagickCaption method a dangling pointer still points to the freed memory.
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references (6)
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- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-qvxh-prvr-85w2cnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-26-use-after-free-in-formatmagickcaptioncnnvd
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-qvxh-prvr-85w2enisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-26-use-after-free-in-formatmagickcaptionenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-qvxh-prvr-85w2Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-26-use-after-free-in-formatmagickcaptionBroken Linknvd
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