Vulnerability · Published Oct 12, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-109262ImageMagick before 6.9.13-57 and 7.x before 7.1.2-32 Memory Leak in SVG Encoder
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity memory leak 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 0.4% (higher than 38% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
ImageMagick before 6.9.13-57 and 7.x before 7.1.2-32 contains a memory leak in the SVG encoder (WriteSVGImage) that fails to release allocated memory when handling crafted images. Attackers can supply crafted image files that are processed by the SVG encoder to leak memory and cause a denial of service through resource consumption.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | imagemagick | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u15 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-109262 |
| Debian:13 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u14 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-109262 |
| Debian:14 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.2.33+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-109262 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | imagemagick | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-109262 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ImageMagick | ImageMagick | 7.0.0-0 – before 7.1.2-32 |
| ImageMagick | ImageMagick | 0 – before 6.9.13-57 |
Weakness: CWE-401 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-w288-jj5x-hhvp) vendor-advisory
- Patch Commit patch
- ImageMagick6 Patch Commit patch
- VulnCheck Advisory: ImageMagick before 6.9.13-57 and 7.x before 7.1.2-32 Memory Leak in SVG Encoder third-party-advisory