VDB-426206 · CVE-2026-116151 · GCVE-0-2026-116151

ImageMagick up to 6.9.13-57/7.1.2-32 JNG Encoder resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick up to 6.9.13-57/7.1.2-32 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component JNG Encoder. Such manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-116151. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ImageMagick up to 6.9.13-57/7.1.2-32. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component JNG Encoder. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 contains a memory leak in the JNG encoder that fails to release allocated memory when processing a crafted image. Attackers can supply crafted images that are encoded to JNG to leak memory, potentially causing resource exhaustion and a limited denial of service.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-116151 since 10/25/2026. 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 6.9.13-58 or 7.1.2-33 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Image Processing Software

Name

ImageMagick

Version

License

open-source

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 3.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ImageMagick 6.9.13-58/7.1.2-33

Timelineinfo

10/25/2026 Advisory disclosed
10/25/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
10/25/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/25/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-116151 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-116151
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-426206

Entryinfo

Created: 10/25/2026 14:31
Changes: 10/25/2026 14:31 (76)
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Cache ID: 216::103