Vulnerability · Published Oct 12, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-109280ImageMagick 7.1.0-20 before 7.1.2-32 Use After Free via -fx Option

Low 2.5

In plain English

A low-severity null pointer dereference 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 1% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)2.5Low

Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

ImageMagick 7.1.0-20 before 7.1.2-32 contains a use after free vulnerability in the -fx option that occurs when a memory allocation fails during a specific operation. Attackers who can supply crafted -fx expressions under memory pressure can trigger freed memory access, causing crashes or memory corruption.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
Debian:13	imagemagick	8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u14	DEBIAN-CVE-2026-109280
Debian:14	imagemagick	8:7.1.2.33+dfsg1-1	DEBIAN-CVE-2026-109280
Ubuntu:26.10	imagemagick	no fix listed	UBUNTU-CVE-2026-109280

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
ImageMagick	ImageMagick	7.1.0-20 – before 7.1.2-32

Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-v2x3-wpmg-c4w6) vendor-advisory
Patch Commit patch
VulnCheck Advisory: ImageMagick 7.1.0-20 before 7.1.2-32 Use After Free via -fx Option third-party-advisory