Medium 6.5Published Jul 10, 2026

CVE-2026-56366ImageMagick before 7.1.2-18 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the META reader when processing APP1JPEG input paths.

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 07:50 UTC)

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ImageMagick before 7.1.2-18 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the META reader when processing APP1JPEG input paths. Attackers can trigger this memory leak by providing specially crafted APP1JPEG image files, causing denial of service through resource exhaustion.

CVSS: 6.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-401
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Jul 14, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

imagemagick imagemagick imagemagick:imagemagick	before 6.9.13-43; from 7.0.0-0 before 7.1.2-18	NVD

References

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-9r56-3gjq-hqf7vendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-memory-leak-in-meta-reader-app1jpeg-error-paththird-party-advisory

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