ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 and 6.9.13-55 fails to properly lower the memory budget when an operation inside OpenPixelCache fails. Repeated triggering of such failures can exhaust the process memory budget and result in a denial of service.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
ImageMagick ImageMagick unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 7.1.2-30
7.1.2-30 unaffected —
ImageMagick ImageMagick unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 6.9.13-55
6.9.13-55 unaffected —

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-4mwf-mggw-29vp cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-7.1.2-30-denial-of-service-memory-budget cve-icon cve-icon
History

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 and 6.9.13-55 fails to properly lower the memory budget when an operation inside OpenPixelCache fails. Repeated triggering of such failures can exhaust the process memory budget and result in a denial of service.
Title ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 Denial of Service Memory Budget
First Time appeared Imagemagick
Imagemagick imagemagick
Weaknesses CWE-400
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Imagemagick
Imagemagick imagemagick
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-07T12:53:43.875Z

Reserved: 2026-09-07T12:33:13.367Z

Link: CVE-2026-86420

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-07T13:20:40.827

Modified: 2026-09-07T13:20:40.827

Link: CVE-2026-86420

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