Vulnerability · Published Sep 7, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-86425ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 Heap-use-after-free via Layer
Low 3.3
In plain English
A low-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 0.1% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 95.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 and 6.9.x before 6.9.13-55 contains a heap-use-after-free vulnerability in the Layer method of PerlMagick. An attacker who supplies a crafted list of images can trigger memory access after deallocation, resulting in a crash (denial of service).
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | imagemagick | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u14 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-86425 |
| Debian:13 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u13 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-86425 |
| Debian:14 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.2.31+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-86425 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | imagemagick | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-86425 |
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-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-chf5-8rv9-gjqr) vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 Heap-use-after-free via Layer third-party-advisory