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CVE-2026-46523

ImageMagick: ImageMagick: Denial of Service via crafted MSL image leading to heap-use-after-free

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · June 11, 2026

Updated · June 30, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in ImageMagick, a free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing a specially crafted MSL (Magick Scripting Language) image. Processing this malicious image could trigger a heap-use-after-free error, leading to a denial of service (DoS) condition.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-825 · Expired Pointer Dereference