ImageMagick up to 6.9.13-40/7.1.2-15 MAT Decoder out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick up to 6.9.13-40/7.1.2-15 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component MAT Decoder. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-28692. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick up to 6.9.13-40/7.1.2-15. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component MAT Decoder. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41, MAT decoder uses 32-bit arithmetic due to incorrect parenthesization resulting in a heap over-read. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-28692 since 03/02/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 302153 (ImageMagick < 6.9.13-41 / 7.x < 7.1.2-16 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.9.13-41 or 7.1.2-16 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (302153), EUVD (EUVD-2026-10387) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-0643). Once again VulDB remains the best 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: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 302153
Nessus Name: ImageMagick < 6.9.13-41 / 7.x < 7.1.2-16 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ImageMagick 6.9.13-41/7.1.2-16

Timelineinfo

03/02/2026 CVE reserved
03/09/2026 +7 days Advisory disclosed
03/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/22/2026 +43 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-28692 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-28692
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-349892
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-0643 - ImageMagick: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2026 23:37
Updated: 04/22/2026 00:56
Changes: 03/09/2026 23:37 (64), 03/10/2026 01:29 (2), 03/13/2026 01:34 (1), 03/16/2026 22:13 (2), 04/22/2026 00:56 (7)
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