Vulnerability · Published Jul 15, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-61866ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Memory Leak in JNG encoder
Low 2.9
In plain English
A low-severity memory leak 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 0.2% (higher than 8% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)2.9Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the JNG encoder when a blob cannot be opened. Attackers can trigger the memory leak by providing malformed JNG files that fail blob operations, causing resource exhaustion.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.23 | imagemagick | 7.1.2.29-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-61866 |
| Debian:12 | imagemagick | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u13 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-61866 |
| Debian:13 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u12 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-61866 |
| Debian:14 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.2.26+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-61866 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-anycpu | 14.15.0 | GHSA-99w9-hv66-rfv7 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-arm64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-99w9-hv66-rfv7 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-anycpu | 14.15.0 | GHSA-99w9-hv66-rfv7 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-arm64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-99w9-hv66-rfv7 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-arm64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-99w9-hv66-rfv7 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-x64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-99w9-hv66-rfv7 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-hdri-x86 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-99w9-hv66-rfv7 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-openmp-arm64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-99w9-hv66-rfv7 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-openmp-x64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-99w9-hv66-rfv7 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-x64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-99w9-hv66-rfv7 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q16-x86 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-99w9-hv66-rfv7 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-anycpu | 14.15.0 | GHSA-99w9-hv66-rfv7 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-arm64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-99w9-hv66-rfv7 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-openmp-arm64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-99w9-hv66-rfv7 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-openmp-x64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-99w9-hv66-rfv7 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-x64 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-99w9-hv66-rfv7 |
| NuGet | magick.net-q8-x86 | 14.15.0 | GHSA-99w9-hv66-rfv7 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | imagemagick | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-61866 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ImageMagick | ImageMagick | 0 – before 7.1.2-26 |
Weakness: CWE-401 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-99w9-hv66-rfv7) vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Memory Leak in JNG encoder third-party-advisory