CVE-2026-61861

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 75% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the FormatMagickCaption method when memory allocation fails. Attackers can trigger memory allocation failures to cause a dangling pointer to reference freed memory, potentially enabling denial of service or code execution.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EG Risk
34(Track)
EG Risk 34/100SSVC: 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 computed
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
25%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 11, 2026

Last Modified

July 13, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 14, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
github Patch Available

Use-After-Free in FormatMagickCaption when memory allocation fails · Advisory · ImageMagick/ImageMagick · GitHub

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-qvxh-prvr-85w2

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-61861(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 3 ecosystems)
NuGet(17)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (217 versions)14.15.0—
Magick.NET-Q16-arm6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (62 versions)14.15.0—
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (214 versions)14.15.0—
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (62 versions)14.15.0—
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (62 versions)14.15.0—
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (214 versions)14.15.0—
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x8610.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (214 versions)14.15.0—
Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (62 versions)14.15.0—
Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (114 versions)14.15.0—
Magick.NET-Q16-x6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (233 versions)14.15.0—
Magick.NET-Q16-x8610.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (233 versions)14.15.0—
Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (217 versions)14.15.0—
Magick.NET-Q8-arm6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (62 versions)14.15.0—
Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (62 versions)14.15.0—
Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (114 versions)14.15.0—
Magick.NET-Q8-x6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (233 versions)14.15.0—
Magick.NET-Q8-x8610.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (233 versions)14.15.0—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
imagemagick8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1 ... 8:7.1.2.8+dfsg1-1 (33 versions)——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
imagemagick8:7.1.1.43+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

(refreshed 18× in last 7d / 105× 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.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-61861?
CVE-2026-61861 is a high vulnerability published on July 11, 2026. ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the FormatMagickCaption method when memory allocation fails. Attackers can trigger memory allocation failures to cause a dangling pointer to reference freed memory, potentially enabling denial of service or code execution.
When was CVE-2026-61861 disclosed?
CVE-2026-61861 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 11, 2026, with the most recent update on July 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-61861 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-61861 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 75.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-61861?
CVE-2026-61861 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-61861?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-61861, 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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