Vulnerabilities

Security fix · CVE-2026-106579

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images.

Published Oct 7, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 21, 2026 · ImageMagick is free and

Open the advisory

Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2026-106579. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare ImageMagick is free and with the linked advisory before you change production.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (ImageMagick is free and).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
  • EPSS is missing. A missing score is not a low risk.
Severity
High7.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
Awaiting synchronization with FIRST
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe imagemagick/imagemagick

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to 7.1.2-31 and 6.9.13-56, a crafted image can bypass an ImageMagick security policy that uses coder as its domain, potentially allowing data prohibited by the policy to be read. This issue is fixed in versions 7.1.2-31 and 6.9.13-56.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe imagemagick/imagemagick< 6.9.13-56
  • cpe imagemagick/imagemagick< 7.1.2-31

How to fix CVE-2026-106579

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2026-106579. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare ImageMagick is free and with the linked advisory before you change production.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with < 6.9.13-56, < 7.1.2-31. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-551. EPSS is not on this record yet. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 7, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to 7.1.2-31 and 6.9.13-56, a crafted image can bypass an ImageMagick security policy that uses coder as its domain, potentially allowing data prohibited by the policy to be read. This issue is fixed in versions 7.1.2-31 and 6.9.13-56.

  2. Oct 21, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to 7.1.2-31 and 6.9.13-56, a crafted image can bypass an ImageMagick security policy that uses coder as its domain, potentially allowing data prohibited by the policy to be read. This issue is fixed in versions 7.1.2-31 and 6.9.13-56.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-106579

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-106579

    ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to 7.1.2-31 and 6.9.13-56, a crafted image can bypass an ImageMagick security policy that uses coder as its domain, potentially allowing data prohibited by the policy to be read.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 21, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.