ImageMagick prior 7.1.2-26/6.9.13-51 Hough Lines Operation memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in ImageMagick. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Hough Lines Operation. Such manipulation leads to memory leak. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-61865. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ImageMagick. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Hough Lines Operation. 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. CVE summarizes:

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51 contains a memory leak in the hough lines operation: when a specific operation fails, a small memory leak occurs.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-61865 since 07/10/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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
07/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-61865 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-61865
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-379262

Entryinfo

Created: 07/15/2026 15:39
Changes: 07/15/2026 15:39 (52)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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