CVE-2026-61465
mediumImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51 is missing a check for the allowed memory allocation limit in matrix-backed operations such as -canny.
Vendor / product: Imagemagick — imagemagick
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51 is missing a check for the allowed memory allocation limit in matrix-backed operations such as -canny. An attacker can supply a crafted image that causes ImageMagick to allocate more memory than permitted by the configured policy, resulting in a denial of service.
CVSS
6.5
6.5 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-07-11 14:16
Modified: 2026-10-29 21:17
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 9 hours ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-29 21:28 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
imagemagick / imagemagick <6.9.13-51, ≥7.0.0-0 <7.1.2-26
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
References
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-rvhp-75f6-9jqh disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-26-memory-allocation-policy-bypass disclosure@vulncheck.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-29 21:28 UTC · record ↗