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, ImageMagick’s path security policy is enforced on the raw filename string before the filesystem resolves it. As a result, a policy rule such as /etc/* can be bypassed by a path traversal. The OS resolves the traversal and opens the sensitive file, but the policy matcher only sees the unnormalized path and therefore allows the read. This enables local file disclosure (LFI) even when policy-secure.xml is applied. Actions to prevent reading from files have been taken in versions .7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 But it make sure writing is also not possible the following should be added to one's policy. This will also be included in ImageMagick's more secure policies by default.
CVE-2026-25965
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit-prediction score not yet available (the EPSS model rescores nightly; freshly-published CVEs typically appear within 48 hours). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(low)
- EPSS
- 47.7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
February 24, 2026
Last Modified
June 30, 2026
Advisory Details (5)
Auto-updated Jul 2, 2026Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6",
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-25965.json2442118 – (CVE-2026-25965) CVE-2026-25965 ImageMagick: ImageMagick: Local File Disclosure via Path Traversal
Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2442118Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5573Policy bypass through path traversal allows reading restricted content despite secured policy · Advisory · ImageMagick/ImageMagick · GitHub
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-25965(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(2)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | perlmagick (8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm12) @ bionic | 2026-06-30 | ubuntu |
| redhat | ImageMagick-0:6.9.10.68-13.el7_9 | 2026-03-24 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(19 across 1 ecosystem)
NuGet(19)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (209 versions) | 14.10.3 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (54 versions) | 14.10.3 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (206 versions) | 14.10.3 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (54 versions) | 14.10.3 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (54 versions) | 14.10.3 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (106 versions) | 14.10.3 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (206 versions) | 14.10.3 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (206 versions) | 14.10.3 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (54 versions) | 14.10.3 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (106 versions) | 14.10.3 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x86 | — | 14.10.3 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-x64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (225 versions) | 14.10.3 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-x86 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (225 versions) | 14.10.3 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (209 versions) | 14.10.3 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (54 versions) | 14.10.3 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (54 versions) | 14.10.3 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (106 versions) | 14.10.3 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q8-x64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (225 versions) | 14.10.3 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q8-x86 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (225 versions) | 14.10.3 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(1)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 19× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-08 15:15 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-08 15:15 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-01 15:06 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-01 15:06 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-30 04:41 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-30 04:41 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-06-30 04:31 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked
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