Vulnerability · Published Mar 18, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-32636ImageMagick has a heap-buffer-overflow in NewXMLTree which could result in crash
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity out-of-bounds write 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 43% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 56.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to 7.1.2-17 and 6.9.13-42, the NewXMLTree method contains a bug that could result in a crash due to an out of write bounds of a single zero byte. Versions 7.1.2-17 and 6.9.13-42 fix the issue.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.23 | imagemagick | 7.1.2.17-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-32636 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | imagemagick | 7.1.2.17-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-32636 |
| Debian:12 | imagemagick | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u8 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-32636 |
| Debian:13 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u8 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-32636 |
| Debian:14 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.2.18+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-32636 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-anycpu | 14.11.0 | GHSA-gc62-2v5p-qpmp |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-arm64 | 14.11.0 | GHSA-gc62-2v5p-qpmp |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-anycpu | 14.11.0 | GHSA-gc62-2v5p-qpmp |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-arm64 | 14.11.0 | GHSA-gc62-2v5p-qpmp |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-arm64 | 14.11.0 | GHSA-gc62-2v5p-qpmp |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-x64 | 14.11.0 | GHSA-gc62-2v5p-qpmp |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-x64 | 14.11.0 | GHSA-gc62-2v5p-qpmp |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-x86 | 14.11.0 | GHSA-gc62-2v5p-qpmp |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-openmp-arm64 | 14.11.0 | GHSA-gc62-2v5p-qpmp |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-openmp-x64 | 14.11.0 | GHSA-gc62-2v5p-qpmp |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-openmp-x86 | 14.11.0 | GHSA-gc62-2v5p-qpmp |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-x64 | 14.11.0 | GHSA-gc62-2v5p-qpmp |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-x86 | 14.11.0 | GHSA-gc62-2v5p-qpmp |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-anycpu | 14.11.0 | GHSA-gc62-2v5p-qpmp |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-arm64 | 14.11.0 | GHSA-gc62-2v5p-qpmp |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-openmp-arm64 | 14.11.0 | GHSA-gc62-2v5p-qpmp |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-openmp-x64 | 14.11.0 | GHSA-gc62-2v5p-qpmp |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-x64 | 14.11.0 | GHSA-gc62-2v5p-qpmp |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-x86 | 14.11.0 | GHSA-gc62-2v5p-qpmp |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | imagemagick | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32636 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | imagemagick | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32636 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ImageMagick | ImageMagick | < 6.9.13-42< 7.1.2-17 |
Weakness: CWE-787 · 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-gc62-2v5p-qpmp x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/releases/tag/7.1.2-17 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/dlemstra/Magick.NET/releases/tag/14.11.0 x_refsource_MISC