CVE-2026-61857

ImageMagick: ImageMagick: Application crashes via malicious XMP profiles

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · July 11, 2026

Updated · July 14, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in ImageMagick. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause the application to crash. The issue stems from improper handling of XMP (Extensible Metadata Platform) profiles within image files. By crafting a malicious image with specially designed XMP data, an attacker can trigger a heap use-after-free condition, leading to a denial of service.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference