CVE-2026-53461: ImageMagick: Out-of-bounds write in ICON decoder due to incorrect loop

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 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: 2026-06-10 · updated 2026-07-23
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 6.9.13-50 and 7.1.2-25, an incorrect loop in the ICON decoder can result in an out of bounds heap write resulting in a crash. This issue has been patched in versions 6.9.13-50 and 7.1.2-25.

Affected products

ImageMagick: before 6.9.13-50; from 7.0.0-0 before 7.1.2-25 — fixed in 6.9.13-50, 7.1.2-25

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: ImageMagick 6.9.13-50, 7.1.2-25. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-g22q-f7gc-5jhr
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53461
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487764
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-53461.json

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