ImageMagick up to 6.9.13-47/7.1.2-23 File Parser path traversal

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in ImageMagick up to 6.9.13-47/7.1.2-23. This affects an unknown function of the component File Parser. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-49219. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick up to 6.9.13-47/7.1.2-23 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 6.9.13-48 and 7.1.2-24, an incorrect parsing of the filename can result in a policy bypass and read files disallowed by a security policy using a symlink. This issue has been patched in versions 6.9.13-48 and 7.1.2-24.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-49219 since 05/28/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 6.9.13-48 or 7.1.2-24 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Image Processing Software

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• ImageMagick

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• 6.9.13-47
• 7.1.2-23

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• open-source

Website

• Product: https://www.imagemagick.org/

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