Vulnerability · Published Oct 7, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-106572ImageMagick: Stack Overflown CALS decoder due to missing depth check.
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-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 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to 7.1.2-30 and 6.9.13-55, a missing recursion-depth check in the CALS decoder allows a crafted CALS image to exhaust the call stack and terminate the process. This issue is fixed in versions 7.1.2-30 and 6.9.13-55.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | imagemagick | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u14 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-106572 |
| Debian:13 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u13 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-106572 |
| Debian:14 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.2.31+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-106572 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ImageMagick | ImageMagick | >= 7.0.0, < 7.1.2-30< 6.9.13-55 |
Weakness: CWE-674 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-wxw6-98rj-hjfr x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/19bce64e3667ff03 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/0ca580238abba18910cfee0fcc3159621fec0dee x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/releases/tag/7.1.2-30 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/releases/tag/6.9.13-55 x_refsource_MISC