CVE-2026-61861ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the FormatMagickCaption method when memory allocation fails.
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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
- 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-416
- 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 13, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
imagemagick imagemagick imagemagick:imagemagick | before 6.9.13-51; from 7.0.0-0 before 7.1.2-26 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-qvxh-prvr-85w2vendor-advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-26-use-after-free-in-formatmagickcaptionbroken-link
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