Medium severity · published Mar 9, 2026
CVE-2026-28493
ImageMagick has a Integer Overflow leading to out of bounds write in SIXEL decoder
6.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-16, an integer overflow vulnerability exists in the SIXEL decoer. The vulnerability allows an attacker to perform an out of bounds via a specially crafted image. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.2-16.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 11% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IM
ImageMagick · ImageMagick
< 7.1.2-16 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28493
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-28493
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-r39q-jr8h-gcq2
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