ImageMagick up to 7.1.2-25/6.9.13-50 YUV Decoder memory leak
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Summary
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in ImageMagick up to 7.1.2-25/6.9.13-50. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component YUV Decoder. The manipulation leads to memory leak. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-61868. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.
Details
A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick up to 7.1.2-25/6.9.13-50. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component YUV Decoder. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.x before 6.9.13-51 contains a memory leak in the YUV decoder that occurs when opening of the blob fails. Repeated triggering can lead to resource exhaustion (denial of service).
It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-61868 since 07/10/2026. 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. 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.
Upgrading to version 7.1.2-26 or 6.9.13-51 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
Type
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Website
- Product: https://www.imagemagick.org/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploiting
Class: Memory leakCWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: ImageMagick 7.1.2-26/6.9.13-51
Timeline
07/10/2026 CVE reserved07/15/2026 Advisory disclosed
07/15/2026 VulDB entry created
07/15/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Product: imagemagick.orgAdvisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-61868 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-61868
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-379259
Entry
Created: 07/15/2026 15:34Changes: 07/15/2026 15:34 (53)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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