Vulnerability · Published Aug 26, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2025-55298ImageMagick Format String Bug in InterpretImageFilename leads to arbitrary code execution
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in ImageMagick from ImageMagick. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 4.7% (higher than 92% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to ImageMagick versions 6.9.13-28 and 7.1.2-2, a format string bug vulnerability exists in InterpretImageFilename function where user input is directly passed to FormatLocaleString without proper sanitization. An attacker can overwrite arbitrary memory regions, enabling a wide range of attacks from heap overflow to remote code execution. This issue has been patched in versions 6.9.13-28 and 7.1.2-2.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.23 | imagemagick | 7.1.2.8-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-55298 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | imagemagick | 7.1.2.8-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-55298 |
| Debian:12 | imagemagick | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-55298 |
| Debian:12 | imagemagick | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u4 | DSA-5997-1 |
| Debian:13 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u2 | DSA-5997-1 |
| Debian:13 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-55298 |
| Debian:14 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.2.3+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-55298 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-anycpu | 14.8.1 | GHSA-9ccg-6pjw-x645 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-arm64 | 14.8.1 | GHSA-9ccg-6pjw-x645 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-anycpu | 14.8.1 | GHSA-9ccg-6pjw-x645 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-arm64 | 14.8.1 | GHSA-9ccg-6pjw-x645 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-arm64 | 14.8.1 | GHSA-9ccg-6pjw-x645 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-x64 | 14.8.1 | GHSA-9ccg-6pjw-x645 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-x64 | 14.8.1 | GHSA-9ccg-6pjw-x645 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-x86 | 14.8.1 | GHSA-9ccg-6pjw-x645 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-openmp-arm64 | 14.8.1 | GHSA-9ccg-6pjw-x645 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-openmp-x64 | 14.8.1 | GHSA-9ccg-6pjw-x645 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-x64 | 14.8.1 | GHSA-9ccg-6pjw-x645 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-x86 | 14.8.1 | GHSA-9ccg-6pjw-x645 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-anycpu | 14.8.1 | GHSA-9ccg-6pjw-x645 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-arm64 | 14.8.1 | GHSA-9ccg-6pjw-x645 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-openmp-arm64 | 14.8.1 | GHSA-9ccg-6pjw-x645 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-openmp-x64 | 14.8.1 | GHSA-9ccg-6pjw-x645 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-x64 | 14.8.1 | GHSA-9ccg-6pjw-x645 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-x86 | 14.8.1 | GHSA-9ccg-6pjw-x645 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ImageMagick | ImageMagick | < 7.1.2-2< 6.9.13-28 |
Weakness: CWE-123, CWE-134 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-9ccg-6pjw-x645 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/439b362b93c074eea6c3f834d84982b43ef057d5 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/dlemstra/Magick.NET/releases/tag/14.8.1 x_refsource_MISC
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00012.html