ImageMagick before 7.1.2-19 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the PNG encoder when writing MNG images. Attackers can trigger the encoder failure condition to exhaust memory resources and cause denial of service.
CVE-2026-56365
This medium-severity CVE scores 5.3 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 79% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 5.3
- EG Score
- 5.3(medium)
- EG Risk
- 28(Track)EG Risk 28/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity53% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 32%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 1, 2026
Last Modified
July 2, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Jul 3, 2026ImageMagick - Memory Leak in PNG Encoder via MNG Image Writing | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-memory-leak-in-png-encoder-via-mng-image-writingMemory leak in PNG encoder when writing a MNG image · Advisory · ImageMagick/ImageMagick · GitHub
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-x928-4434-crqjVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-56365(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Affected Packages
(22 across 5 ecosystems)
NuGet(18)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (213 versions) | 14.12.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (58 versions) | 14.12.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (210 versions) | 14.12.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (58 versions) | 14.12.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (58 versions) | 14.12.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (110 versions) | 14.12.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (210 versions) | 14.12.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (210 versions) | 14.12.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (58 versions) | 14.12.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (110 versions) | 14.12.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-x64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (229 versions) | 14.12.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-x86 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (229 versions) | 14.12.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (213 versions) | 14.12.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (58 versions) | 14.12.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (58 versions) | 14.12.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (110 versions) | 14.12.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q8-x64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (229 versions) | 14.12.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q8-x86 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (229 versions) | 14.12.0 | — |
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| imagemagick | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3 ... 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u9 (15 versions) | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u15 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| imagemagick | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6 ... 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u9 (12 versions) | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u12 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| imagemagick | 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1 ... 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u9 (11 versions) | 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u11 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| imagemagick | 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1 ... 8:7.1.2.8+dfsg1-1 (14 versions) | 8:7.1.2.19+dfsg1-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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Same CWE
10 shownCWE-401
- CVE-2018-0158NVD 8.6EG 9.0 KEVEPSS p94CRITICAL
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- CVE-2019-1708EG 8.6HIGH
- CVE-2018-15377EG 8.6HIGH
- CVE-2016-6304NVD 7.5EG 8.4EPSS p99HIGH
- CVE-2019-10547EG 7.8HIGH
- CVE-2007-2274EG 7.8EPSS p94HIGH
- CVE-2015-8567EG 7.7EPSS p92HIGH
- CVE-2016-4232NVD 7.5EG 7.7EPSS p98HIGH
- CVE-2018-17240EG 7.5HIGH
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