Description
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 and 6.9.13-55 contains a memory leak in the MSL image decoder. A crafted MSL image triggers memory allocation without proper deallocation, allowing an attacker to exhaust memory and cause a denial of service.
Published: 2026-09-07
Score: 6.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-772
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Low


Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 and 6.9.13-55 contains a memory leak in the MSL image decoder. A crafted MSL image triggers memory allocation without proper deallocation, allowing an attacker to exhaust memory and cause a denial of service.
Title ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 Memory Leak via MSL decoder
First Time appeared Imagemagick
Imagemagick imagemagick
Weaknesses CWE-400
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Imagemagick
Imagemagick imagemagick
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Imagemagick Imagemagick
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-07T12:53:44.535Z

Reserved: 2026-09-07T12:33:13.368Z

Link: CVE-2026-86421

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-07T13:20:40.963

Modified: 2026-09-07T13:20:40.963

Link: CVE-2026-86421

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-09-07T12:53:44Z

Links: CVE-2026-86421 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-07T15:30:06Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-400

    Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

  • CWE-772

    Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime