ImageMagick up to 6.9.13-39/7.1.2-14 Image Parser recursion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in ImageMagick up to 6.9.13-39/7.1.2-14. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Image Parser. This manipulation causes recursion. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-25971. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick up to 6.9.13-39/7.1.2-14. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Image Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a recursion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-674. The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, Magick fails to check for circular references between two MSLs, leading to a stack overflow. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-25971 since 02/09/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 299899 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-25971), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.9.13-40 or 7.1.2-15 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (299899), EUVD (EUVD-2026-7427) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-0484). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Debian Linux
  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • Open Source ImageMagick

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Recursion
CWE: CWE-674 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 299899
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-25971

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: ImageMagick 6.9.13-40/7.1.2-15

Timelineinfo

02/09/2026 CVE reserved
02/24/2026 +15 days Advisory disclosed
02/24/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/21/2026 +56 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: GHSA-8mpr-6xr2-chhc
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-25971 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-25971
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-347479
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-0484 - ImageMagick: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 02/24/2026 07:34
Updated: 04/21/2026 21:19
Changes: 02/24/2026 07:34 (64), 02/25/2026 16:49 (2), 03/12/2026 16:15 (1), 04/21/2026 21:19 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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