Vulnerability · Published Jun 10, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-46523ImageMagick: Use-After-Free in MSL decoder.
Medium 6.2
In plain English
A medium-severity use-after-free 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 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.2Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.0% 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. Prior to versions 7.1.2.23 and 6.9.13-48, a crafted MSL image can trigger a heap-use-after-free. Versions 7.1.2.23 and 6.9.13-48 fix the issue.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.23 | imagemagick | 7.1.2.24-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-46523 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | imagemagick | 7.1.2.23-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-46523 |
| Debian:12 | imagemagick | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u10 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46523 |
| Debian:13 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u9 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46523 |
| Debian:14 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.2.23+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46523 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-anycpu | 14.13.1 | GHSA-5r4x-w6p5-222q |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-arm64 | 14.13.1 | GHSA-5r4x-w6p5-222q |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-anycpu | 14.13.1 | GHSA-5r4x-w6p5-222q |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-arm64 | 14.13.1 | GHSA-5r4x-w6p5-222q |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-arm64 | 14.13.1 | GHSA-5r4x-w6p5-222q |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-x64 | 14.13.1 | GHSA-5r4x-w6p5-222q |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-x64 | 14.13.1 | GHSA-5r4x-w6p5-222q |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-x86 | 14.13.1 | GHSA-5r4x-w6p5-222q |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-openmp-arm64 | 14.13.1 | GHSA-5r4x-w6p5-222q |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-openmp-x64 | 14.13.1 | GHSA-5r4x-w6p5-222q |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-x64 | 14.13.1 | GHSA-5r4x-w6p5-222q |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-x86 | 14.13.1 | GHSA-5r4x-w6p5-222q |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-anycpu | 14.13.1 | GHSA-5r4x-w6p5-222q |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-arm64 | 14.13.1 | GHSA-5r4x-w6p5-222q |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-openmp-arm64 | 14.13.1 | GHSA-5r4x-w6p5-222q |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-openmp-x64 | 14.13.1 | GHSA-5r4x-w6p5-222q |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-x64 | 14.13.1 | GHSA-5r4x-w6p5-222q |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-x86 | 14.13.1 | GHSA-5r4x-w6p5-222q |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | imagemagick | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46523 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | imagemagick | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46523 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ImageMagick | ImageMagick | < 7.1.2-23< 6.9.13-48 |
Weakness: CWE-416, CWE-825 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-5r4x-w6p5-222q x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46523 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2487743 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-46523.json x_sadp-csaf-vex
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:32961 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT