Vulnerability · Published Jan 20, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-23874ImageMagick's MSL: Stack overflow via infinite recursion in ProcessMSLScript
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity infinite loop in ImageMagick from ImageMagick. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 8% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Versions prior to 7.1.2-13 have a stack overflow via infinite recursion in MSL (Magick Scripting Language) `<write>` command when writing to MSL format. Version 7.1.2-13 fixes the issue.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | imagemagick | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u6 | DSA-6111-1 |
| Debian:12 | imagemagick | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u6 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23874 |
| Debian:13 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u5 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23874 |
| Debian:13 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u5 | DSA-6111-1 |
| Debian:14 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.2.13+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23874 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-anycpu | 14.10.2 | GHSA-9vj4-wc7r-p844 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-arm64 | 14.10.2 | GHSA-9vj4-wc7r-p844 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-anycpu | 14.10.2 | GHSA-9vj4-wc7r-p844 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-arm64 | 14.10.2 | GHSA-9vj4-wc7r-p844 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-arm64 | 14.10.2 | GHSA-9vj4-wc7r-p844 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-x64 | 14.10.2 | GHSA-9vj4-wc7r-p844 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-x64 | 14.10.2 | GHSA-9vj4-wc7r-p844 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-x86 | 14.10.2 | GHSA-9vj4-wc7r-p844 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-openmp-arm64 | 14.10.2 | GHSA-9vj4-wc7r-p844 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-openmp-x64 | 14.10.2 | GHSA-9vj4-wc7r-p844 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-x64 | 14.10.2 | GHSA-9vj4-wc7r-p844 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-x86 | 14.10.2 | GHSA-9vj4-wc7r-p844 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-anycpu | 14.10.2 | GHSA-9vj4-wc7r-p844 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-arm64 | 14.10.2 | GHSA-9vj4-wc7r-p844 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-openmp-arm64 | 14.10.2 | GHSA-9vj4-wc7r-p844 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-openmp-x64 | 14.10.2 | GHSA-9vj4-wc7r-p844 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-x64 | 14.10.2 | GHSA-9vj4-wc7r-p844 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-x86 | 14.10.2 | GHSA-9vj4-wc7r-p844 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | imagemagick | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23874 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | imagemagick | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23874 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ImageMagick | ImageMagick | < 7.1.2-13 |
Weakness: CWE-835 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H