CVE-2026-23952
Jan. 22, 2026, 1:15 a.m.
6.5
Medium
Description
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Versions 14.10.1 and below have a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the MSL (Magick Scripting Language) parser when processing <comment> tags before images are loaded. This can lead to DoS attack due to assertion failure (debug builds) or NULL pointer dereference (release builds). This issue is fixed in version 14.10.2.
Product(s) Impacted
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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| Imagemagick |
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Weaknesses
Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.
*CPE(s)
Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language | Software Edition | Target Software | Target Hardware | Other Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | imagemagick | imagemagick | <14.10.2 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | imagemagick | imagemagick | 14.10.2 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
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CVSS Score
CVSS Data - 3.1
- Attack Vector: NETWORK
- Attack Complexity: LOW
- Privileges Required: LOW
- Scope: UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact: NONE
- Integrity Impact: NONE
- Availability Impact: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Timeline
Published: Jan. 22, 2026, 1:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Jan. 22, 2026, 1:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Jan. 22, 2026, 1:15 a.m.
Status : Received
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