Vulnerability · Published Feb 24, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-25798ImageMagick has NULL Pointer Dereference in ClonePixelCacheRepository via crafted image
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity null pointer dereference 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 0.5% (higher than 42% 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 versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, a NULL pointer dereference in ClonePixelCacheRepository allows a remote attacker to crash any application linked against ImageMagick by supplying a crafted image file, resulting in denial of service. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.22 | imagemagick | 7.1.2.15-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-25798 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | imagemagick | 7.1.2.15-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-25798 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | imagemagick | 7.1.2.15-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-25798 |
| Debian:12 | imagemagick | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u7 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-25798 |
| Debian:12 | imagemagick | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u7 | DSA-6159-1 |
| Debian:13 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u6 | DSA-6158-1 |
| Debian:13 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u6 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-25798 |
| Debian:14 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.2.15+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-25798 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-anycpu | 14.10.3 | GHSA-p863-5fgm-rgq4 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-arm64 | 14.10.3 | GHSA-p863-5fgm-rgq4 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-anycpu | 14.10.3 | GHSA-p863-5fgm-rgq4 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-arm64 | 14.10.3 | GHSA-p863-5fgm-rgq4 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-arm64 | 14.10.3 | GHSA-p863-5fgm-rgq4 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-x64 | 14.10.3 | GHSA-p863-5fgm-rgq4 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-x64 | 14.10.3 | GHSA-p863-5fgm-rgq4 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-x86 | 14.10.3 | GHSA-p863-5fgm-rgq4 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-openmp-arm64 | 14.10.3 | GHSA-p863-5fgm-rgq4 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-openmp-x64 | 14.10.3 | GHSA-p863-5fgm-rgq4 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-openmp-x86 | 14.10.3 | GHSA-p863-5fgm-rgq4 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-x64 | 14.10.3 | GHSA-p863-5fgm-rgq4 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-x86 | 14.10.3 | GHSA-p863-5fgm-rgq4 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-anycpu | 14.10.3 | GHSA-p863-5fgm-rgq4 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-arm64 | 14.10.3 | GHSA-p863-5fgm-rgq4 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-openmp-arm64 | 14.10.3 | GHSA-p863-5fgm-rgq4 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-openmp-x64 | 14.10.3 | GHSA-p863-5fgm-rgq4 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-x86 | 14.10.3 | GHSA-p863-5fgm-rgq4 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.2.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-25798 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.2.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-8263-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ImageMagick | ImageMagick | >= 7.0.0, < 7.1.2-15< 6.9.13-40 |
Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L