Vulnerability · Published Sep 7, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-86424ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 Path Traversal via TOCTOU Symlink Race
Low 2.5
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). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 and 6.9.13-55 contains a time-of-check-time-of-use (TOCTOU) vulnerability in the video decoder that allows attackers to bypass path policy write restrictions via symlink swaps. An attacker can replace a symlink between policy validation (check-time) and the file write operation (use-time) to write to policy-denied locations.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | imagemagick | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u14 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-86424 |
| Debian:13 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u13 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-86424 |
| Debian:14 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.2.31+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-86424 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | imagemagick | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-86424 |
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:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-9x6f-98x9-rx6g) vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 Path Traversal via TOCTOU Symlink Race third-party-advisory