Vulnerability · Published Sep 7, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-86422ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 Path Policy TOCTOU Symlink Race
Low 3.3
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 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 contains a time-of-check-time-of-use vulnerability in path policy enforcement on Windows that allows attackers to bypass read or write restrictions by exploiting symlink race conditions. Attackers can swap symlinks between policy validation and file access to read or write policy-denied files.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:26.10 | imagemagick | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-86422 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ImageMagick | ImageMagick | 7.0.0 – before 7.1.2-30 |
| ImageMagick | ImageMagick | 0 – before 6.9.13-55 |
Weakness: CWE-59 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-x8g2-7r3w-h44p) vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 Path Policy TOCTOU Symlink Race third-party-advisory