Vulnerability · Published Jul 11, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-61857ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Heap Use-After-Free via XMP
Low 3.7
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw 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 19% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.7Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 81.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 contains a heap use-after-free vulnerability caused by missing null check when parsing XMP profiles. Attackers can craft malicious image files with specially crafted XMP data to trigger the vulnerability and cause application crashes.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.23 | imagemagick | 7.1.2.29-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-61857 |
| Debian:12 | imagemagick | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u13 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-61857 |
| Debian:13 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u12 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-61857 |
| Debian:14 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.2.26+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-61857 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-anycpu | 14.15.0 | GHSA-qh5g-q395-cx4j |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-arm64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-qh5g-q395-cx4j |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-anycpu | 14.15.0 | GHSA-qh5g-q395-cx4j |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-arm64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-qh5g-q395-cx4j |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-arm64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-qh5g-q395-cx4j |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-x64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-qh5g-q395-cx4j |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-x86 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-qh5g-q395-cx4j |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-openmp-arm64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-qh5g-q395-cx4j |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-openmp-x64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-qh5g-q395-cx4j |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-x64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-qh5g-q395-cx4j |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-x86 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-qh5g-q395-cx4j |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-anycpu | 14.15.0 | GHSA-qh5g-q395-cx4j |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-arm64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-qh5g-q395-cx4j |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-openmp-arm64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-qh5g-q395-cx4j |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-openmp-x64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-qh5g-q395-cx4j |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-x64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-qh5g-q395-cx4j |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-x86 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-qh5g-q395-cx4j |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | imagemagick | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-61857 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ImageMagick | ImageMagick | 7.0.0 – before 7.1.2-26 |
| ImageMagick | ImageMagick | 0 – before 6.9.13-51 |
Weakness: CWE-252 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-qh5g-q395-cx4j) vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Heap Use-After-Free via XMP third-party-advisory