High severity · published Jun 10, 2026
CVE-2026-53461
ImageMagick: Out-of-bounds write in ICON decoder due to incorrect loop
7.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 6.9.13-50 and 7.1.2-25, an incorrect loop in the ICON decoder can result in an out of bounds heap write resulting in a crash. This issue has been patched in versions 6.9.13-50 and 7.1.2-25.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 29% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IM
ImageMagick · ImageMagick
< 6.9.13-50; < 7.1.2-25 · source: vendor, NVD
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53461
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53461
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-g22q-f7gc-5jhr
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53461
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487764
security.access.redhat.com
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-53461.json
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