ImageMagick up to 6.9.13-54/7.1.2-29 MAT Decoder privileges management
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Summary
A vulnerability has been found in ImageMagick up to 6.9.13-54/7.1.2-29 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component MAT Decoder. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-105826. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.
Details
A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick up to 6.9.13-54/7.1.2-29. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component MAT Decoder. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
ImageMagick before 6.9.13-55 and 7.x before 7.1.2-30 contains a security policy bypass in the MAT decoder, which does not enforce configured temporary file size limits when reading highly compressed data. Attackers can supply a crafted MAT image whose decompressed data is written to temporary files larger than the policy allows, consuming disk resources.
It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-105826 since 10/05/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
Upgrading to version 6.9.13-55 or 7.1.2-30 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
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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: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2
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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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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: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: ImageMagick 6.9.13-55/7.1.2-30
Timeline
10/05/2026 CVE reserved10/08/2026 Advisory disclosed
10/08/2026 VulDB entry created
10/08/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Product: imagemagick.orgAdvisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-105826 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-105826
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-415411
Entry
Created: 10/08/2026 16:27Changes: 10/08/2026 16:27 (76)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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