Vulnerability · Published Feb 24, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-26066ImageMagick has infinite loop when writing IPTCTEXT leads to denial of service via crafted profile
Medium 6.2
In plain English
A medium-severity uncontrolled resource consumption 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 31% 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 versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, a crafted profile contain invalid IPTC data may cause an infinite loop when writing it with `IPTCTEXT`. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.22 | imagemagick | 7.1.2.15-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-26066 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | imagemagick | 7.1.2.15-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-26066 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | imagemagick | 7.1.2.15-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-26066 |
| Debian:12 | imagemagick | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u7 | DSA-6159-1 |
| Debian:12 | imagemagick | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u7 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-26066 |
| Debian:13 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u6 | DSA-6158-1 |
| Debian:13 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u6 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-26066 |
| Debian:14 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.2.15+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-26066 |
| NuGet | agick.net-q8-x86 | 14.10.3 | GHSA-v994-63cg-9wj3 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-anycpu | 14.10.3 | GHSA-v994-63cg-9wj3 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-arm64 | 14.10.3 | GHSA-v994-63cg-9wj3 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-anycpu | 14.10.3 | GHSA-v994-63cg-9wj3 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-arm64 | 14.10.3 | GHSA-v994-63cg-9wj3 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-arm64 | 14.10.3 | GHSA-v994-63cg-9wj3 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-x64 | 14.10.3 | GHSA-v994-63cg-9wj3 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-x64 | 14.10.3 | GHSA-v994-63cg-9wj3 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-x86 | 14.10.3 | GHSA-v994-63cg-9wj3 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-openmp-arm64 | 14.10.3 | GHSA-v994-63cg-9wj3 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-openmp-x64 | 14.10.3 | GHSA-v994-63cg-9wj3 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-openmp-x86 | 14.10.3 | GHSA-v994-63cg-9wj3 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-x64 | 14.10.3 | GHSA-v994-63cg-9wj3 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-x86 | 14.10.3 | GHSA-v994-63cg-9wj3 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-anycpu | 14.10.3 | GHSA-v994-63cg-9wj3 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-arm64 | 14.10.3 | GHSA-v994-63cg-9wj3 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-openmp-arm64 | 14.10.3 | GHSA-v994-63cg-9wj3 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-openmp-x64 | 14.10.3 | GHSA-v994-63cg-9wj3 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-x64 | 14.10.3 | GHSA-v994-63cg-9wj3 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | imagemagick | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-26066 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ImageMagick | ImageMagick | >= 7.0.0, < 7.1.2-15< 6.9.13-40 |
Weakness: CWE-400, CWE-835 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H