VulnerabilityAnalyzed

CVE-2026-56366

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-18 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the META reader when processing APP1JPEG input paths.

MEDIUM 4.8EPSS 0.17%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.17%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-18 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the META reader when processing APP1JPEG input paths. Attackers can trigger this memory leak by providing specially crafted APP1JPEG image files, causing denial of service through resource exhaustion.

CVSS 4.0: 4.8 MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS: 0.17% probability · 6th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-401
Affected: imagemagick/imagemagick
Source: disclosure@vulncheck.com

EPSS trend

EPSS 0.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-9r56-3gjq-hqf7Vendor Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-memory-leak-in-meta-reader-app1jpeg-error-pathThird Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.