CVE-2026-56362

MEDIUMNVD 4.23.3▼
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 3.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2026-07-08. NVD baseline CVSS 4.2; sources differ by 0.9.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
4.2
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 4.2Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-15 contains a heap-buffer-overflow read vulnerability in GetPixelIndex caused by OpenPixelCache updating image channel metadata before pixel cache memory allocation. Attackers can trigger memory and disk allocation failures to cause a heap-buffer-overflow read affecting any writer calling GetPixelIndex.

CVSS v3
4.2
EG Score
3.3(high)
EPSS
13.7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 8, 2026

Last Modified

July 10, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jul 9, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
generic

ImageMagick - Heap-buffer-overflow Read in GetPixelIndex via OpenPixelCache Metadata Desynchronization | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-heap-buffer-overflow-read-in-getpixelindex-via-openpixelcache-metadata-desynchronization
github Patch Available

Heap-buffer-overflow read in GetPixelIndex due to metadata-cache desynchronization in OpenPixelCache · Advisory · ImageMagick/ImageMagick · GitHub

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-gq5v-qf8q-fp77

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-56362(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(19 across 1 ecosystem)
NuGet(19)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (209 versions)14.10.3—
Magick.NET-Q16-arm6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (54 versions)14.10.3—
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (206 versions)14.10.3—
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (54 versions)14.10.3—
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (54 versions)14.10.3—
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (106 versions)14.10.3—
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (206 versions)14.10.3—
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x8610.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (206 versions)14.10.3—
Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (54 versions)14.10.3—
Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (106 versions)14.10.3—
Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x86—14.10.3—
Magick.NET-Q16-x6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (225 versions)14.10.3—
Magick.NET-Q16-x8610.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (225 versions)14.10.3—
Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (209 versions)14.10.3—
Magick.NET-Q8-arm6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (54 versions)14.10.3—
Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (54 versions)14.10.3—
Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (106 versions)14.10.3—
Magick.NET-Q8-x6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (225 versions)14.10.3—
Magick.NET-Q8-x8610.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (225 versions)14.10.3—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 10× 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.

  1. 2026-07-11 17:27 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-11 17:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-10 18:28 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 4.2 · severity → MEDIUM
  6. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-09 15:53 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 8.1 · severity → HIGH
  9. 2026-07-08 14:06 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-07-08 14:05 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-56362?
CVE-2026-56362 is a medium vulnerability published on July 8, 2026. ImageMagick before 7.1.2-15 contains a heap-buffer-overflow read vulnerability in GetPixelIndex caused by OpenPixelCache updating image channel metadata before pixel cache memory allocation. Attackers can trigger memory and disk allocation failures to cause a heap-buffer-overflow read affecting any…
When was CVE-2026-56362 disclosed?
CVE-2026-56362 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 8, 2026, with the most recent update on July 10, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-56362 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-56362 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 13.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-56362?
CVE-2026-56362 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.2 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 3.3.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-56362?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-56362, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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