ImageMagick before 7.1.2-32 Memory Leak via -process Option

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-109270
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerVulnCheck
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-10-12 17:17:19 UTC
Updated2026-11-03 18:26:15 UTC
DescriptionImageMagick before 7.1.2-32 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the -process option that allows attackers to cause unreleased memory allocations by supplying certain arguments. Attackers can repeatedly invoke the -process option with crafted arguments to gradually exhaust memory and degrade service availability.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 4.8 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS: 0.001170000 probability, percentile 0.015750000 (date 2026-10-13)

Problem Types: CWE-401 | CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary4.8MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS4.8MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
3.1[email protected]Secondary3.3LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
3.1CNACVSS3.3LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Imagemagick Imagemagick All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA ImageMagick ImageMagick affected 7.0.0-0 7.1.2-32 custom Not specified
CNA ImageMagick ImageMagick unaffected 7.1.2-32 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/da4cfd78a2ceea4cf54207834f9d60... [email protected] github.com Patch
github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-f32c-2v6j-wvh5 [email protected] github.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-7.1.2-32-memory-leak-via-proces... [email protected] www.vulncheck.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: manus-pi (en)

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