What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-55160?

CVE-2025-55160 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

Which versions of Imagemagick are affected by CVE-2025-55160?

Organizations using ImageMagick should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2025-55160 rated CVSS 6.1. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments.. A patch is available.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2025-55160?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2025-55160. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.0%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-55160?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.

Imagemagick CVE-2025-55160

MEDIUM

Reliance on Undefined, Unspecified, or Implementation-Defined Behavior (CWE-758)

2025-08-13 security-advisories@github.com

Denial Of Service Red Hat Imagemagick Suse

6.1

CVSS 3.1

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

Patch released

Mar 31, 2026 - 21:13 nvd

Patch available

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 19:06 vuln.today

PoC Detected

Aug 15, 2025 - 19:25 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Aug 13, 2025 - 14:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionNVD

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 6.9.13-27 and 7.1.2-1, there is undefined behavior (function-type-mismatch) in splay tree cloning callback. This results in a deterministic abort under UBSan (DoS in sanitizer builds), with no crash in a non-sanitized build. This issue has been patched in versions 6.9.13-27 and 7.1.2-1.

AnalysisAI

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-758. ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 6.9.13-27 and 7.1.2-1, there is undefined behavior (function-type-mismatch) in splay tree cloning callback. This results in a deterministic abort under UBSan (DoS in sanitizer builds), with no crash in a non-sanitized build. This issue has been patched in versions 6.9.13-27 and 7.1.2-1. Affected products include: Imagemagick.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.