VDB-426211 · CVE-2026-116143 · GCVE-0-2026-116143

ImageMagick prior 6.9.13-58/7.1.2-33 PS/PDF/XPS decoders allocation of resources

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in ImageMagick. Impacted is an unknown function of the component PS/PDF/XPS decoders. This manipulation causes allocation of resources. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-116143. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component PS/PDF/XPS decoders. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 contains a policy bypass in the PS, PDF and XPS decoders that allows the security policy's list length limit on scene selection to be circumvented. Attackers supplying a specific argument can cause ImageMagick to process more scenes than permitted, potentially exhausting resources.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-116143 since 10/25/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. 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 6.9.13-58 or 7.1.2-33 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Image Processing Software

Name

ImageMagick

License

open-source

Website

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.7

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CNA Base Score: 3.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Allocation of resources
CWE: CWE-770 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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-2026-116143 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-116143
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-426211

Entryinfo

Created: 10/25/2026 14:33
Changes: 10/25/2026 14:33 (75)
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Cache ID: 216::103