CVE-2026-86420
ImageMagick: ImageMagick: Denial of Service due to memory budget exhaustion
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · September 7, 2026
Updated · September 10, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in ImageMagick. This vulnerability occurs when the software fails to correctly manage its memory budget during certain image processing operations. Repeatedly triggering these failures can lead to the exhaustion of the process's memory, causing the application to become unresponsive and resulting in a denial of service.
Statement
Red Hat has evaluated this issue and determined it is of Low severity. No fix is currently planned for the affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Life Support versions.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
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 · 3.7CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE-772 · Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime