SecuriTricks - CVE-2026-26284

Description

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, ImageMagick lacks proper boundary checking when processing Huffman-coded data from PCD (Photo CD) files. The decoder contains an function that has an incorrect initialization that could cause an out of bounds read. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Imagemagick	Imagemagick	*

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

*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	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	imagemagick	imagemagick	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-wrhr-rf8j-r842

CVSS Score

6.5 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Attack Complexity: LOW
Privileges Required: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact: LOW
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

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Timeline

Published: Feb. 24, 2026, 3:16 a.m.
Last Modified: Feb. 24, 2026, 6:39 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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CVE-2026-26284