VulnerabilityAnalyzed

CVE-2026-61858

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 contains a policy bypass vulnerability in the APNG encoder and external delegates due to missing validation checks.

MEDIUM 4.8EPSS 0.25%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.25%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 contains a policy bypass vulnerability in the APNG encoder and external delegates due to missing validation checks. Attackers can write files to disallowed paths by bypassing configured policy restrictions through the APNG encoding process.

CVSS 4.0: 4.8 MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/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: 0.25% probability · 16th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-59
Affected: imagemagick/imagemagick
Source: disclosure@vulncheck.com

References

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-v3j6-27vc-7pw2Vendor Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-26-policy-bypass-via-apng-encoderBroken Link

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.