CVE-2026-55628
ImageMagick: ImageMagick: Unauthorized file access due to missing policy checks in concatenate operation
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · July 2, 2026
Updated · July 2, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in ImageMagick. The -concatenate operation, used for combining images, lacks proper security policy checks. This oversight could allow an attacker to read from or write to file paths that should otherwise be restricted by the security policy. This could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive system resources.
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 · 6.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
CWE-1220 · Insufficient Granularity of Access Control