CVE-2026-25971

low-risk
Published 2026-02-24

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, Magick fails to check for circular references between two MSLs, leading to a stack overflow. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.

Do I need to act?

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0.04% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 6.2/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Imagemagick

References (1)

Third Party Advisory https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-8mpr-6xr2-ch...
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low-risk
Severity 20/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal