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CVE-2024-41817: Arbitrary Code Execution in `AppImage` version `ImageMagick`

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2024-07-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-427

Description

ImageMagick is a free and open-source software suite, used for editing and manipulating digital images. The `AppImage` version `ImageMagick` might use an empty path when setting `MAGICK_CONFIGURE_PATH` and `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` environment variables while executing, which might lead to arbitrary code execution by loading malicious configuration files or shared libraries in the current working directory while executing `ImageMagick`. The vulnerability is fixed in 7.11-36.

Affected products

• ImageMagick: from 7.0.11-13 before 7.1.1-36 — fixed in 7.1.1-36

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: ImageMagick 7.1.1-36. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/3b22378a23d59d7517c43b65b1822f023df357a0/app-image/AppRun#L11-L14
• https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/6526a2b28510ead6a3e14de711bb991ad9abff38
• https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-8rxc-922v-phg8
• https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/3b22378a23d59d7517c43b65b1822f023df357a0/app-image/AppRun#L11-L14
• https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/6526a2b28510ead6a3e14de711bb991ad9abff38
• https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-8rxc-922v-phg8

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