Vulnerability · Published Apr 13, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2026-33899ImageMagick: Heap BufferOverflow write of single zero byte when parsing XML

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity heap buffer 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 0.4% (higher than 37% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 62.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. In versions below 7.1.2-189 and 6.9.13-44, when `Magick` parses an XML file it is possible that a single zero byte is written out of the bounds. This issue has been fixed in versions 6.9.13-44 and 7.1.2-19.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine:v3.23imagemagick7.1.2.19-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-33899
Alpine:v3.24imagemagick7.1.2.19-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-33899
Debian:12imagemagick8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u9DEBIAN-CVE-2026-33899
Debian:13imagemagick8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u8DEBIAN-CVE-2026-33899
Debian:14imagemagick8:7.1.2.19+dfsg1-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-33899
NuGetmagick.net-q16-anycpu14.12.0GHSA-cr67-pvmx-2pp2
NuGetmagick.net-q16-arm6414.12.0GHSA-cr67-pvmx-2pp2
NuGetmagick.net-q16-hdri-anycpu14.12.0GHSA-cr67-pvmx-2pp2
NuGetmagick.net-q16-hdri-arm6414.12.0GHSA-cr67-pvmx-2pp2
NuGetmagick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-arm6414.12.0GHSA-cr67-pvmx-2pp2
NuGetmagick.net-q16-hdri-x6414.12.0GHSA-cr67-pvmx-2pp2
NuGetmagick.net-q16-hdri-x8614.12.0GHSA-cr67-pvmx-2pp2
NuGetmagick.net-q16-openmp-arm6414.12.0GHSA-cr67-pvmx-2pp2
NuGetmagick.net-q16-openmp-x6414.12.0GHSA-cr67-pvmx-2pp2
NuGetmagick.net-q16-x6414.12.0GHSA-cr67-pvmx-2pp2
NuGetmagick.net-q16-x8614.12.0GHSA-cr67-pvmx-2pp2
NuGetmagick.net-q8-anycpu14.12.0GHSA-cr67-pvmx-2pp2
NuGetmagick.net-q8-arm6414.12.0GHSA-cr67-pvmx-2pp2
NuGetmagick.net-q8-openmp-arm6414.12.0GHSA-cr67-pvmx-2pp2
NuGetmagick.net-q8-openmp-x6414.12.0GHSA-cr67-pvmx-2pp2
NuGetmagick.net-q8-x6414.12.0GHSA-cr67-pvmx-2pp2
NuGetmagick.net-q8-x8614.12.0GHSA-cr67-pvmx-2pp2
Ubuntu:25.10imagemagickno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-33899
Ubuntu:26.10imagemagickno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-33899

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
ImageMagick ImageMagick < 6.9.13-44< 7.1.2-19

Weakness: CWE-122, CWE-191 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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