Vulnerability · Published Jul 11, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-61870ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Memory Leak via VIFF Encoder
Low 2.9
In plain English
A low-severity memory leak 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 9% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)2.9Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.1% 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 memory leak vulnerability in the VIFF encoder when memory allocation fails. Attackers can trigger allocation failures by processing specially crafted VIFF images to exhaust available memory and cause denial of service.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.23 | imagemagick | 7.1.2.29-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-61870 |
| Debian:12 | imagemagick | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u13 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-61870 |
| Debian:13 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u12 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-61870 |
| Debian:14 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.2.26+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-61870 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-anycpu | 14.15.0 | GHSA-m596-67p7-69wh |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-arm64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-m596-67p7-69wh |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-anycpu | 14.15.0 | GHSA-m596-67p7-69wh |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-arm64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-m596-67p7-69wh |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-arm64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-m596-67p7-69wh |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-x64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-m596-67p7-69wh |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-x86 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-m596-67p7-69wh |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-openmp-arm64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-m596-67p7-69wh |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-openmp-x64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-m596-67p7-69wh |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-x64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-m596-67p7-69wh |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-x86 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-m596-67p7-69wh |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-anycpu | 14.15.0 | GHSA-m596-67p7-69wh |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-arm64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-m596-67p7-69wh |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-openmp-arm64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-m596-67p7-69wh |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-openmp-x64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-m596-67p7-69wh |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-x64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-m596-67p7-69wh |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-x86 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-m596-67p7-69wh |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | imagemagick | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-61870 |
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-401 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-m596-67p7-69wh) vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Memory Leak via VIFF Encoder third-party-advisory