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CVE-2026-109262: ImageMagick before 6.9.13-57 and 7.x before 7.1.2-32 Memory Leak in SVG Encoder

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-12 · updated 2026-10-15
• Weakness: CWE-401

Description

ImageMagick before 6.9.13-57 and 7.x before 7.1.2-32 contains a memory leak in the SVG encoder (WriteSVGImage) that fails to release allocated memory when handling crafted images. Attackers can supply crafted image files that are processed by the SVG encoder to leak memory and cause a denial of service through resource consumption.

Affected products

• ImageMagick: from 7.0.0-0 before 7.1.2-32; before 6.9.13-57 — fixed in 6.9.13-57, 7.1.2-32

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: ImageMagick 6.9.13-57, 7.1.2-32. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/2eff6be3785d980bb5190244ad432fe6282d29e3
• https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-w288-jj5x-hhvp
• https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/a568d698ffb3dd57134fef8e9b64b61f1154a1df
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-6.9.13-57-and-7-x-before-7.1.2-32-memory-leak-in-svg-encoder

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