Description
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-13 and 6.9.13-38, a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the XBM image decoder (ReadXBMImage) allows an attacker to write controlled data past the allocated heap buffer when processing a maliciously crafted image file. Any operation that reads or identifies an image can trigger the overflow, making it exploitable via common image upload and processing pipelines. Versions 7.1.2-13 and 6.9.13-38 fix the issue.
Published: 2026-01-20
Score: 8.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Arbitrary code execution via heap buffer overflow in XBM decoder
Action: Patch
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4448-1 imagemagick security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6111-1 imagemagick security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8021-1 ImageMagick vulnerability
History

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Tue, 20 Jan 2026 08:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Imagemagick
Imagemagick imagemagick
Vendors & Products Imagemagick
Imagemagick imagemagick

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 01:15:00 +0000

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Description ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-13 and 6.9.13-38, a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the XBM image decoder (ReadXBMImage) allows an attacker to write controlled data past the allocated heap buffer when processing a maliciously crafted image file. Any operation that reads or identifies an image can trigger the overflow, making it exploitable via common image upload and processing pipelines. Versions 7.1.2-13 and 6.9.13-38 fix the issue.
Title Heap buffer overflow with attacker-controlled data in XBM parser
Weaknesses CWE-122
CWE-190
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Imagemagick Imagemagick
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-26T14:44:46.038Z

Reserved: 2026-01-16T21:02:02.900Z

Link: CVE-2026-23876

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-20T21:35:22.616Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-01-20T01:15:57.440

Modified: 2026-01-29T13:54:14.303

Link: CVE-2026-23876

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-01-20T01:01:38Z

Links: CVE-2026-23876 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-18T05:00:06Z

Weaknesses