CVE-2026-116158
mediumImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the magick compare command caused by missing cleanup when an operation fails.
Vendor / product: Imagemagick — imagemagick
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the magick compare command caused by missing cleanup when an operation fails. Attackers can supply inputs that trigger repeated failed compare operations to exhaust memory and cause denial of service.
CVSS
5.5
5.5 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-10-25 14:16
Modified: 2026-11-03 18:00
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-11-03 18:20 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
imagemagick / imagemagick <7.1.2-33
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
References
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-m938-565c-h9qf disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-7.1.2-33-memory-leak-in-magick-com... disclosure@vulncheck.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-03 18:20 UTC · record ↗