Medium severity · published Oct 12, 2026
CVE-2026-109265
ImageMagick 7.1.1-7 before 7.1.2-32 Heap Buffer Over-Read via XMP Profile
5.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
ImageMagick 7.1.1-7 before 7.1.2-32 contains a heap buffer over-read vulnerability that allows attackers to read beyond allocated memory due to incorrect string termination in XMP profiles. Attackers can supply a crafted image containing a malformed XMP profile to trigger the over-read and crash the application.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 31% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IM
ImageMagick · ImageMagick
7.1.1-7 before 7.1.2-32 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109265
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-109265
vendor-advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-jph3-37cg-79wg
patch
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/7605c7619da77a5ff1ccf4ec159f3ec782c6bda7
third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-7.1.1-7-before-7.1.2-32-heap-buffer-over-read-via-xmp-profile
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