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CVE-2026-86422: ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 Path Policy TOCTOU Symlink Race

• 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: 2026-09-07 · updated 2026-10-29
• Weakness: CWE-59

Description

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 contains a time-of-check-time-of-use vulnerability in path policy enforcement on Windows that allows attackers to bypass read or write restrictions by exploiting symlink race conditions. Attackers can swap symlinks between policy validation and file access to read or write policy-denied files.

Affected products

• ImageMagick: before 6.9.13-55; from 7.0.0-0 before 7.1.2-30 — fixed in 6.9.13-55, 7.1.2-30
• ImageMagick: from 7.0.0 before 7.1.2-30 — fixed in 7.1.2-30

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: ImageMagick 6.9.13-55, 7.1.2-30; ImageMagick 7.1.2-30. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-x8g2-7r3w-h44p
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-7.1.2-30-path-policy-toctou-symlink-race

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