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CVE-2026-116160: ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 Heap Buffer Overflow via X11 Animate

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-25 · updated 2026-10-26
• Weakness: CWE-122

Description

ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 contains a heap-based buffer overflow in the X11 animate operation when processing crafted images. Attackers can supply a malicious image that, when a user runs an X11 animate operation on it, overwrites heap memory and can crash the application.

Affected products

• ImageMagick: from 7.0.0-0 before 7.1.2-33; before 6.9.13-58 — fixed in 6.9.13-58, 7.1.2-33

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: ImageMagick 6.9.13-58, 7.1.2-33. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-6p6q-wfrv-ffhh
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-6.9.13-58-and-7-x-before-7.1.2-33-heap-buffer-overflow-via-x11-animate

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