ImageMagick prior 7.1.2-26/6.9.13-51 TIFF Encoder memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ImageMagick. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component TIFF Encoder. This manipulation causes memory leak. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-61872. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in ImageMagick. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component TIFF Encoder. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51 contains a memory leak in the TIFF encoder when an invalid tiff:tile-geometry is specified. Supplying malformed tile geometry parameters causes allocated memory not to be released, which can lead to increased memory consumption.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-61872 since 07/10/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 327192 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-61872), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 7.1.2-26 or 6.9.13-51 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (327192). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 327192
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-61872

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Upgrade: ImageMagick 7.1.2-26/6.9.13-51

Timelineinfo

07/10/2026 CVE reserved
07/15/2026 +5 days Advisory disclosed
07/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/16/2026 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-61872 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-61872
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-379261

Entryinfo

Created: 07/15/2026 15:38
Updated: 07/16/2026 12:49
Changes: 07/15/2026 15:38 (52), 07/16/2026 12:49 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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