SecuriTricks - CVE-2026-56378

Description

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-15 (and 6.x before 6.9.13-40) contains a heap out-of-bounds read in the PCD coder's DecodeImage loop. A crafted PCD file can trigger a one-byte heap out-of-bounds read during image decoding, resulting in denial of service and potential disclosure of an adjacent heap byte.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Image Magick	Image Magick	<7.1.2-15, 6.x

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

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	image_magick	image_magick	<7.1.2-15	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	image_magick	image_magick	6.x	<6.9.13-40	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-wgxp-q8xq-wpp9

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-heap-out-of-bounds-read-in-pcd-decoder

CVSS Score

6.3 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Attack Complexity: HIGH
Attack Requirements: PRESENT
Privileges Required: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope:
Confidentiality Impact: LOW
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE
Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: June 21, 2026, 2:16 p.m.
Last Modified: June 21, 2026, 2:16 p.m.

Status : Received

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

More info

Source

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CVE-2026-56378