CVE-2026-86422ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 Path Policy TOCTOU Symlink Race
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ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 contains a time-of-check-time-of-use vulnerability in path policy enforcement on Windows that allows attackers to bypass read or write restrictions by exploiting symlink race conditions. Attackers can swap symlinks between policy validation and file access to read or write policy-denied files.
- CVSS
- 3.3 LOW (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-59
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Sep 10, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
ImageMagick ImageMagick imagemagick:imagemagick (from the name) | before 7.1.2-30; 7.1.2-30 not affected | CNA record |
imagemagick imagemagick imagemagick:imagemagick | before 6.9.13-55; from 7.0.0-0 before 7.1.2-30 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-x8g2-7r3w-h44pvendor-advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-7.1.2-30-path-policy-toctou-symlink-racethird-party-advisory
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