ImageMagick up to 7.1.2-23 Digital Image Parser out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in ImageMagick up to 7.1.2-23. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Digital Image Parser. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-48724. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in ImageMagick up to 7.1.2-23. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Digital Image Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to version 7.1.2-24, when using an image with mask the Floyd-Steinberg dithering method it will cause a negative heap buffer over-write. This issue has been patched in version 7.1.2-24.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-48724 since 05/22/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 7.1.2-24 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ImageMagick 7.1.2-24

Timelineinfo

05/22/2026 CVE reserved
06/11/2026 +20 days Advisory disclosed
06/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: GHSA-2hhq-c99x-492r
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-48724 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-48724
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-370298

Entryinfo

Created: 06/11/2026 07:55
Changes: 06/11/2026 07:55 (65)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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