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.
CVE-2026-61858
This medium-severity CVE scores 5.3 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 84% 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
- 24(Track)EG Risk 24/100SSVC: 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%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 16%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 11, 2026
Last Modified
July 14, 2026
Advisory Details (1)
Auto-updated Jul 14, 2026Policy Bypass in APNG encoder and delegates due to a missing check · Advisory · ImageMagick/ImageMagick · GitHub
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-v3j6-27vc-7pw2Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-61858(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Affected Packages
(21 across 5 ecosystems)
NuGet(17)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (217 versions) | 14.15.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (62 versions) | 14.15.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (214 versions) | 14.15.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (62 versions) | 14.15.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (62 versions) | 14.15.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (214 versions) | 14.15.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (214 versions) | 14.15.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (62 versions) | 14.15.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (114 versions) | 14.15.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-x64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (233 versions) | 14.15.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q16-x86 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (233 versions) | 14.15.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (217 versions) | 14.15.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (62 versions) | 14.15.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (62 versions) | 14.15.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (114 versions) | 14.15.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q8-x64 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (233 versions) | 14.15.0 | — |
| Magick.NET-Q8-x86 | 10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (233 versions) | 14.15.0 | — |
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 (16 versions) | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u16 | — |
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 (13 versions) | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u13 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| imagemagick | 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1 ... 8:7.1.2.8+dfsg1-1 (33 versions) | — | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| imagemagick | 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1 ... 8:7.1.2.8+dfsg1-1 (20 versions) | 8:7.1.2.26+dfsg1-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
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