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ImageMagick CVE-2026-25965

HIGH
Path Traversal (CWE-22)
2026-02-24 security-advisories@github.com GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
Path Traversal Imagemagick
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI
7.5 HIGH

Network-reachable via apps processing untrusted paths, no auth or interaction, read-only file disclosure so C:H with I:N/A:N; scope unchanged as no other component is compromised.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SUSE
8.6 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Red Hat
8.6 HIGH
qualitative

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

9
Analysis Updated
Jun 30, 2026 - 05:25 vuln.today
v5 (cvss_changed)
Analysis Updated
Jun 30, 2026 - 05:24 vuln.today
v4 (cvss_changed)
Analysis Updated
Jun 30, 2026 - 05:24 vuln.today
v3 (cvss_changed)
Analysis Updated
Jun 30, 2026 - 05:22 vuln.today
v2 (cvss_changed)
Re-analysis Queued
Jun 30, 2026 - 03:23 vuln.today
cvss_changed
CVSS changed
Jun 30, 2026 - 03:23 NVD
8.6 (HIGH) 7.5 (HIGH)
Patch released
Mar 31, 2026 - 21:13 nvd
Patch available
Analysis Generated
Mar 12, 2026 - 21:55 vuln.today
CVE Published
Feb 24, 2026 - 02:16 nvd
HIGH 8.6

DescriptionNVD

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, ImageMagick’s path security policy is enforced on the raw filename string before the filesystem resolves it. As a result, a policy rule such as /etc/* can be bypassed by a path traversal. The OS resolves the traversal and opens the sensitive file, but the policy matcher only sees the unnormalized path and therefore allows the read. This enables local file disclosure (LFI) even when policy-secure.xml is applied. Actions to prevent reading from files have been taken in versions .7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 But it make sure writing is also not possible the following should be added to one's policy. This will also be included in ImageMagick's more secure policies by default.

AnalysisAI

Local file disclosure in ImageMagick before 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 lets attackers bypass the path security policy (policy-secure.xml) using directory traversal, reading files a rule such as /etc/* was meant to block. Because the policy matcher evaluates the raw, unnormalized filename string before the OS resolves it, a traversal sequence slips past the deny rule while the kernel still opens the real sensitive file. No public exploit is identified at time of analysis and EPSS is very low (0.04%), but the bug undermines a control specifically deployed to harden image-processing pipelines that handle untrusted input.

Technical ContextAI

ImageMagick is a ubiquitous image-processing library and CLI (convert/magick/mogrify) embedded in countless web applications, document pipelines, and server-side upload handlers. Administrators harden it via a security policy file (policy.xml / policy-secure.xml) that can restrict which paths and coders ImageMagick may touch. This flaw is a classic CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory / path traversal): the policy enforcement layer performs string matching on the attacker-supplied path before canonicalization, so a payload like /some/allowed/../../etc/passwd does not textually match a /etc/* deny rule, yet the operating system normalizes the .. segments and opens the protected file. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick across all versions prior to the fixed releases. The root cause is an ordering bug - policy check precedes filesystem resolution - rather than a parsing or memory-safety defect.

RemediationAI

Upgrade to a fixed release: ImageMagick 7.1.2-15 or later on the 7.x branch, or 6.9.13-40 or later on the 6.x branch, which enforce policy checks against the resolved path so traversal can no longer slip past path rules (per GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7). On managed distributions, apply the corresponding vendor packages - Red Hat RHSA-2026:5573, Ubuntu USN-8263-1, or the SUSE SUSE-SU-2026:0851/0852/0853 updates - rather than building from source where possible. The upstream advisory also notes the read-prevention fix should be paired with an explicit write-prevention policy rule, which will ship in ImageMagick's hardened default policies; administrators maintaining custom policy.xml files should add the recommended path write restriction so the same traversal cannot be abused for writes. As compensating controls until patching, run ImageMagick as a low-privilege user confined with a strict per-process filesystem sandbox (e.g., AppArmor/SELinux confinement, a chroot, or containerization that simply does not expose /etc, key material, or app secrets to the worker), and disable or restrict coders and delegates you do not need via policy <policy domain="coder" rights="none" .../>; note that aggressive coder restrictions can break legitimate format support, so test conversion workflows after tightening.

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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: High
Product Status
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS Fixed

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