Vulnerability · Published Oct 12, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-109267ImageMagick before 6.9.13-57 and 7.x before 7.1.2-32 Stack Overflow in MSL Decoder
Medium 5.3
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 0.3% (higher than 22% 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 stack overflow in the MSL decoder caused by an incorrect depth check that fails to limit recursion. Attackers can supply a set of crafted MSL images that exhaust the stack when one of them is read, crashing the process and causing a denial of service.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | imagemagick | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u15 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-109267 |
| Debian:13 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u14 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-109267 |
| Debian:14 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.2.33+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-109267 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | imagemagick | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-109267 |
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-674 · 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-462x-739v-qvq2) 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 Stack Overflow in MSL Decoder third-party-advisory