CVE-2026-40169

low-risk
Published 2026-04-13

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. In versions below 7.1.2-19, a crafted image could result in an out of bounds heap write when writing a yaml or json output, resulting in a crash. This issue has been fixed in version 7.1.2-19.

Do I need to act?

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0.01% 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 (4)

Patch https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/f86452a8aea37bf2b4bd36127f836d...
Release Notes https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/releases/tag/7.1.2-19
Vendor Advisory https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-5592-p365-24...
Release Notes https://github.com/dlemstra/Magick.NET/releases/tag/14.12.0
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low-risk
Severity 20/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal