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%.

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 · GitHub Advisory

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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness	CWE CWE-758 OWASP Top 10:2025 A06:2021 - Vulnerable and Outdated Components ASVS 5.0 V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Reliance on undefined/unspecified behavior
Impact	CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.04%.
Exploit ScenarioDerived	Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).

Patch available 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026

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.

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.

Affected Packages

nuget magick.net-q16-anycpu fix: 14.8.0

nuget magick.net-q16-arm64 fix: 14.8.0

nuget magick.net-q16-hdri-anycpu fix: 14.8.0

nuget magick.net-q16-hdri-arm64 fix: 14.8.0

nuget magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-arm64 fix: 14.8.0

nuget magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-x64 fix: 14.8.0

nuget magick.net-q16-hdri-x64 fix: 14.8.0

nuget magick.net-q16-hdri-x86 fix: 14.8.0

nuget magick.net-q16-openmp-arm64 fix: 14.8.0

nuget magick.net-q16-openmp-x64 fix: 14.8.0

nuget magick.net-q16-x64 fix: 14.8.0

nuget magick.net-q16-x86 fix: 14.8.0

nuget magick.net-q8-anycpu fix: 14.8.0

nuget magick.net-q8-arm64 fix: 14.8.0

nuget magick.net-q8-openmp-arm64 fix: 14.8.0

nuget magick.net-q8-openmp-x64 fix: 14.8.0

nuget magick.net-q8-x64 fix: 14.8.0

nuget magick.net-q8-x86 fix: 14.8.0

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 18 packages in nuget

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Technical ContextAI · show details

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.

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Severity by source

GitHub Advisory PRIMARY 6.1 MEDIUM

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

SUSE MEDIUM

Red Hat 6.1 MEDIUM

Primary rating from GitHub Advisory.

CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory

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

PoC Detected

Aug 15, 2025 - 19:25 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Aug 13, 2025 - 14:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionGitHub Advisory

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.

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Why It Matters

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. Proof-of-concept code is publicly available. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and monitor for exploitation.

Business Impact: Low

Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: restrict network access and enable monitoring.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score

0.0%

Top 87% exploitable

Exploit

POC

Public exploit code exists

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue

Severity MEDIUM

CISA KEV No

Public POC Yes

EPSS 0.0%

Patch available Yes

Active threat No

Deciding rule

MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)

What every action level means

Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.

Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived

Defer

Exploitation· derived

Poc

System Exposure· derived

Small

Automatable· derived

Human Impact

Low

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: 0

CVSS: +30

PoC: +20

Weaponized: 0

Threat intel: 0

Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Denial of Service MEDIUM

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

Affected Products (CPE)GitHub Advisory

cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Advisories & patches

ADVISORY https://www.suse.com/support/update/SUSE-SU-2025:03113/ ADVISORY https://www.suse.com/support/update/SUSE-SU-2025:03150/ ADVISORY https://www.suse.com/support/update/SUSE-SU-2025:03151/ ADVISORY https://www.suse.com/support/update/SUSE-SU-2025:03152/ ADVISORY https://www.suse.com/support/update/SUSE-SU-2025:03164/

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