High severity · published Jul 11, 2026
CVE-2026-61857
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Heap Use-After-Free via XMP
7.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 contains a heap use-after-free vulnerability caused by missing null check when parsing XMP profiles. Attackers can craft malicious image files with specially crafted XMP data to trigger the vulnerability and cause application crashes.
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)0.3% · higher than 18% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IM
ImageMagick · ImageMagick
before 7.1.2-26; before 6.9.13-51 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61857
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-61857
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-qh5g-q395-cx4j
Broken Link
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-26-heap-use-after-free-via-xmp
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