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ImageMagick EUVDEUVD-2026-109403

| CVE-2026-116142 MEDIUM
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
2026-10-25 VulnCheck GHSA-mhgj-rwfv-r99c
4.8
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulnCheck
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Supply crafted image to ImageMagick
  2. Exploit
    Request minimum-bounding-box output
  3. Execution
    Trigger heap buffer over-read (CWE-125)
  4. Impact
    Crash process or leak adjacent heap memory

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, read limits
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Collection

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires that ImageMagick process an attacker-supplied crafted image specifically through the minimum-bounding-box printing/output code path (e.g., an identify/convert operation that prints the minimum bounding box). The CVSS vector's UI:P indicates passive user interaction - a victim or automated service must feed the malicious image into that operation; it is not reachable without processing attacker-controlled input. Limiting factors: the attack vector is local (AV:L), impact is limited to a read-only over-read yielding a crash or disclosure of adjacent heap bytes, and only ImageMagick versions before 7.1.2-33 are affected (fixed in 7.1.2-33). Authentication is not required (PR:N), but the dependence on the minimum-bounding-box operation and on supplying a crafted image constrains realistic exploitation to environments that expose that processing path to untrusted images.

Impact

This is a genuine but low-to-moderate priority issue rather than a top-tier emergency. The assessed CVSS 4.0 base score is 4.8 (Medium), driven by a local attack vector (AV:L), low attack complexity (AC:L), no required privileges (PR:N), but mandatory passive user interaction (UI:P) and limited impact (confidentiality-low via heap memory disclosure plus crash/denial-of-service). No EPSS score is provided in the input, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified. The vulnerability is NOT in CISA KEV and shows no public exploit code, so this is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month,' consistent with a patch-on-normal-cadence item rather than act_now/emergency. The limiting factors are significant: exploitation requires the victim (or a service) to process an attacker-supplied crafted image specifically through minimum-bounding-box output, and the primary impact is a read-only over-read (crash or adjacent-heap disclosure) with no integrity or confirmed code-execution impact. The main amplifier of risk is ImageMagick's enormous deployment footprint in automated server-side image pipelines, where attacker-controlled images are routinely processed. Note: the input CVSS 4.0 vector lists VA:N (no availability impact), yet the description explicitly states the over-read can cause crashes - this is an internal inconsistency; the assessment below corrects it to VA:L/A:L.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker crafts a malformed image file and submits it to a system that runs ImageMagick with minimum-bounding-box output (for example an upload handler or batch tool invoking identify/convert with a bounding-box print operation). When ImageMagick prints the minimum-bounding-box for the crafted image, it reads beyond the allocated heap buffer, crashing the process or leaking fragments of adjacent heap memory into the output. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis; the trigger is a crafted image processed through the minimum-bounding-box code path.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 25, 2026

Heap buffer over-read in ImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 can disclose adjacent heap memory or crash the process when a crafted image is processed through the minimum-bounding-box printing path. The issue is local, requires no privileges, and depends on a victim or automated service feeding attacker-controlled image data into that specific operation, with impact limited to read-only disclosure and availability loss. No public exploit was identified at time of analysis, and the vendor has released 7.1.2-33 as the fixed version; the priority signal is this_month.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: 7.1.2-33. Upgrade ImageMagick to 7.1.2-33 or later; the GHSA advisory (https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-5222-mhv9-26rg) and VulnCheck advisory (https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-7.1.2-33-heap-buffer-over-read-via-minimum-bounding-box) identify that release as the fix. The available sources do not document a vendor workaround; because exploitation depends on processing attacker-supplied images through the minimum-bounding-box printing path, restricting that operation to trusted inputs reduces exposure until the update is applied, but it is not described as a complete substitute for upgrading.

Affected VersionsENISA

ImageMagick 0 <7.1.2-33

Affected Packages

euvd imagemagick fix: 7.1.2-33

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

CWE-125 (out-of-bounds read) in ImageMagick's minimum-bounding-box output handling: a crafted image causes the program to read past the end of an allocated heap buffer while the minimum bounding box is printed, yielding adjacent heap bytes or a crash. The supplied CPE cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* marks the ImageMagick product as affected, and EUVD/GHSA narrow the vulnerable range to releases before 7.1.2-33. The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P) and the assessed CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L) describe a local, no-privilege, user-interaction-dependent bug with low confidentiality and availability impact, no integrity impact, and no scope change. The sources do not describe the precise allocation or offset calculation that produces the over-read; the confirmed trigger is printing a minimum bounding box for a crafted image. This is a read-only over-read, not a write primitive, and no code-execution path is described.

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Severity by source

Vendor (VulnCheck) PRIMARY 4.8 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 4.4 MEDIUM

Local processing of a crafted image (AV:L) that a user/service must supply (UI:R), no privileges (PR:N); heap over-read yields low confidentiality disclosure (C:L) and a crash (A:L), no integrity impact.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).

CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Passive
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
Low
Vulnerable system: Integrity
None
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Oct 25, 2026 - 14:01 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 25, 2026 - 13:19 cve.org
MEDIUM 4.8

DescriptionCVE.org

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 contains a heap buffer over-read vulnerability that allows attackers to read beyond allocated memory when printing a minimum-bounding-box. Attackers can supply a crafted image that triggers the over-read during minimum-bounding-box output, causing crashes or exposing adjacent heap memory.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 98% exploitable
Prevalence
High
ImageMagick is a near-universal image-processing library in web and server pipelines
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

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 No
EPSS 0.1%
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
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

24
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +24
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.

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