Vulnerability · Published Mar 9, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-28493ImageMagick has a Integer Overflow leading to out of bounds write in SIXEL decoder
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity integer overflow 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 0.2% (higher than 13% 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 7.1.2-16, an integer overflow vulnerability exists in the SIXEL decoer. The vulnerability allows an attacker to perform an out of bounds via a specially crafted image. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.2-16.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.23 | imagemagick | 7.1.2.17-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-28493 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | imagemagick | 7.1.2.17-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-28493 |
| Debian:13 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u7 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-28493 |
| Debian:13 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u7 | DSA-6169-1 |
| Debian:14 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.2.16+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-28493 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-anycpu | 14.10.4 | GHSA-r39q-jr8h-gcq2 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-arm64 | 14.10.4 | GHSA-r39q-jr8h-gcq2 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-anycpu | 14.10.4 | GHSA-r39q-jr8h-gcq2 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-arm64 | 14.10.4 | GHSA-r39q-jr8h-gcq2 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-arm64 | 14.10.4 | GHSA-r39q-jr8h-gcq2 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-x64 | 14.10.4 | GHSA-r39q-jr8h-gcq2 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-x64 | 14.10.4 | GHSA-r39q-jr8h-gcq2 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-x86 | 14.10.4 | GHSA-r39q-jr8h-gcq2 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-openmp-arm64 | 14.10.4 | GHSA-r39q-jr8h-gcq2 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-openmp-x64 | 14.10.4 | GHSA-r39q-jr8h-gcq2 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-openmp-x86 | 14.10.4 | GHSA-r39q-jr8h-gcq2 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-x64 | 14.10.4 | GHSA-r39q-jr8h-gcq2 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-x86 | 14.10.4 | GHSA-r39q-jr8h-gcq2 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-anycpu | 14.10.4 | GHSA-r39q-jr8h-gcq2 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-arm64 | 14.10.4 | GHSA-r39q-jr8h-gcq2 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-openmp-arm64 | 14.10.4 | GHSA-r39q-jr8h-gcq2 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-openmp-x64 | 14.10.4 | GHSA-r39q-jr8h-gcq2 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-x64 | 14.10.4 | GHSA-r39q-jr8h-gcq2 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-x86 | 14.10.4 | GHSA-r39q-jr8h-gcq2 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | imagemagick | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-28493 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ImageMagick | ImageMagick | < 7.1.2-16 |
Weakness: CWE-190 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H