CVE-2026-56366
ImageMagick: ImageMagick: Denial of Service via memory leak in APP1JPEG image processing
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · July 10, 2026
Updated · July 14, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in ImageMagick. This vulnerability, categorized as a memory leak (CWE-401), occurs in the META reader when processing APP1JPEG input paths. A remote attacker could exploit this by providing specially crafted APP1JPEG image files. Successful exploitation leads to resource exhaustion, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) for the affected system.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 3.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE-772 · Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime