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CVE-2026-109263: ImageMagick before 6.9.13-57 and 7.x before 7.1.2-32 Memory Leak in YUV Encoder

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.7 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 2026-10-13
• Weakness: CWE-401

Description

ImageMagick before 6.9.13-57 and 7.x before 7.1.2-32 contains a memory leak in the YUV encoder, which fails to release allocated memory when a specific operation fails. Attackers can supply crafted input that triggers the failing encoder operation, leaking memory and potentially exhausting resources to cause a denial of service.

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/493fab0b6072787e929184761b6ab6405a9486a2
• https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-69jx-j2x2-g5w4
• https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/3e2075fe4a148ce33e7d749a99898e55a6cad7b5
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-6.9.13-57-and-7-x-before-7.1.2-32-memory-leak-in-yuv-encoder

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