Vulnerability · Published Oct 7, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-106566ImageMagick: Policy Bypass in delegate symlink cleanup due to missing check
Medium 4.0
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in ImageMagick from ImageMagick. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% 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 7.1.2-32, delegate symlink cleanup does not check the MAGICK_SHRED_PASSES environment variable, allowing a local privileged workflow to overwrite a file with random data. This issue is fixed in version 7.1.2-32.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | imagemagick | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u14 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-106566 |
| Debian:13 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u13 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-106566 |
| Debian:14 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.2.33+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-106566 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | imagemagick | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-106566 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ImageMagick | ImageMagick | < 6.9.13-57>= 7.0.0, < 7.1.2-32 |
Weakness: CWE-61 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
References
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-54hm-vrmh-75qj x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/48e5ce1779fc640a389f0020fd7d965d0c08236e x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/11d2af00a948e9ca2919d9a8684d335a48484094 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/releases/tag/7.1.2-32 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/releases/tag/6.9.13-57 x_refsource_MISC