Critical severity · published Feb 24, 2026
CVE-2026-25897
ImageMagick has heap overflow in sun decoder on 32-bit systems that can result in out of bounds write
9.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, an Integer Overflow vulnerability exists in the sun decoder. On 32-bit systems/builds, a carefully crafted image can lead to an out of bounds heap write. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 28% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IM
ImageMagick · ImageMagick
>= 7.0.0, < 7.1.2-15; < 6.9.13-40 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25897
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-25897
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-6j5f-24fw-pqp4
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