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ImageMagick EUVDEUVD-2026-109404

| CVE-2026-116143 MEDIUM
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770)
2026-10-25 VulnCheck GHSA-rw29-w85j-wc72
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 file with crafted scene-selection argument
  2. Exploit
    Bypass policy list-length limit
  3. Execution
    Force processing of excess scenes
  4. Impact
    Exhaust memory and CPU resources

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Resource allocation limits
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact

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 be configured with a security policy that imposes a list-length limit on scene selection in the PS, PDF or XPS decoders - the vulnerability is specifically a bypass of that limit, so without such a policy there is no limit being circumvented. The attacker must be able to supply the specific scene-selection argument to a PS/PDF/XPS input that ImageMagick processes. Limiting factors: the CVSS vector is local with low privileges required (AV:L/PR:L), impact is confined to availability (resource exhaustion/DoS) with no code execution or data exposure, and affected versions are those before 6.9.13-58 (6.x) and before 7.1.2-33 (7.x). The exact argument that triggers the bypass is not detailed in the available sources.

Impact

This is a low-to-moderate priority issue, not an emergency. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 4.8 (medium) with a vector (AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L) that limits impact to availability only (VA:L) via a local vector requiring low privileges - there is no confidentiality or integrity impact. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month', consistent with a non-urgent but patch-worthy flaw. No CISA KEV listing is present (no confirmed active exploitation), no EPSS probability was supplied, and the references are vendor/coordinator advisories (ImageMagick GHSA and VulnCheck) rather than published exploit code, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis. The signals are internally consistent - a resource-exhaustion policy bypass (CWE-770) that degrades availability rather than enabling code execution or data theft. One caveat: the practical reachability of AV:L/PR:L depends heavily on how ImageMagick is exposed (e.g. a web service that forwards user-supplied scene arguments could effectively lower the privilege barrier versus the local framing), so operators should assess their own deployment rather than rely on the base vector alone.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker able to submit a PS, PDF or XPS file (or its scene-selection argument) to a system using ImageMagick supplies a specific crafted argument that circumvents the security policy's list-length limit on scene selection. ImageMagick then processes far more scenes than the policy intended, consuming excess memory and CPU and degrading or exhausting resources on the host. No public exploit code was identified in the provided sources, and the exact triggering argument is not described in the available advisories.

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

ImageMagick's PS, PDF and XPS decoders allow a security-policy limit on scene selection to be bypassed by supplying a specific argument, so a crafted input can make the tool process more scenes than the configured policy permits and consume resources. Only installations that define such a list-length limit in their security policy have a limit to circumvent; the CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N) scores it 4.8 and confines impact to low availability, with no confidentiality or integrity effect. Fixes are released in 6.9.13-58 and 7.1.2-33, no public exploit code or PoC reference is identified in the supplied sources, and the issue is not flagged as actively exploited (no CISA KEV entry); priority is 'this_month' rather than emergency.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: upgrade to ImageMagick 6.9.13-58 (6.x branch) or 7.1.2-33 (7.x branch); these are the fixed versions named in the upstream advisory GHSA-fp46-842c-2v83 (https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-fp46-842c-2v83) and summarised by VulnCheck (https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-6.9.13-58-and-7-x-before-7.1.2-33-policy-bypass-in-ps-pdf-and-xps-decoders). Patch availability is confirmed by the vendor, so the primary action is to move every affected ImageMagick instance to those builds and verify the package version in each container or distribution package, since 6.x and 7.x need different target versions. Because the defect is specifically a bypass of the policy-imposed list-length limit on scene selection, that policy limit should not be treated as an effective resource control on unpatched hosts, and the supplied sources do not document any additional workaround beyond updating; the trigger argument itself is not described in the available material, so input-filtering rules cannot be derived from it.

Affected VersionsENISA

ImageMagick 0 <6.9.13-58
ImageMagick 7.0.0-0 <7.1.2-33

Affected Packages

euvd imagemagick fix: 6.9.13-58, 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

The flaw is a CWE-770 (allocation of resources without limits or throttling) problem in ImageMagick's PostScript, PDF and XPS decoder paths, which are the formats that drive scene/ frame enumeration when pages are rendered. ImageMagick's security policy file can impose a maximum on scene selection so that multi-page or multi-frame documents cannot force unbounded processing; per the upstream GHSA-fp46-842c-2v83 advisory, passing a particular argument lets that list-length limit be bypassed, so the decoder processes more scenes than the policy allows. The assessment rates this as CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - a local, low-privilege attack with availability-only impact - which is consistent with the CVSS 4.0 vector supplied. The exact argument that triggers the bypass is not described in the available sources, and the advisory does not detail which policy directives or delegate invocations are involved. The CPE data (cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick) confirms the affected package spans both release branches.

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Severity by source

Vendor (VulnCheck) PRIMARY 4.8 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 3.3 LOW

Config/argument-dependent local trigger requiring some access (AV:L, PR:L); impact limited to partial availability loss from resource exhaustion, with no confidentiality or integrity effect.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Red Hat 3.3 LOW

Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).

CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
None
Vulnerable system: Integrity
None
Vulnerable system: Availability
Low
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 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 contains a policy bypass in the PS, PDF and XPS decoders that allows the security policy's list length limit on scene selection to be circumvented. Attackers supplying a specific argument can cause ImageMagick to process more scenes than permitted, potentially exhausting resources.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 98% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
core image-processing library across web apps, CMSes and Linux hosts
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium
EUVD NVD CVE.org EPSS Vulnrichment Vendor GitHub

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
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

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

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

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CVE-2016-5690 CRITICAL POC
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