7.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2022-28463
ImageMagick Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

ImageMagick 7.1.0-27 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow.

INFO

Published Date :

May 8, 2022, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 25, 2025, 9:02 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-28463 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Imagemagick imagemagick
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
The ImageMagick installation is affected by a heap buffer overflow vulnerability.
  • Update the ImageMagick packages.
  • Upgrade to ImageMagick 6.9.12-44 or later, or ImageMagick 7.1.0-29 or later.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-28463 has a 6 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-28463 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Updated: 2 months ago
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Born at : June 24, 2025, 6:55 p.m. This repo has been linked 14 different CVEs too.

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Born at : June 3, 2025, 4:28 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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Born at : June 3, 2025, 4:27 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
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Born at : June 3, 2025, 4:25 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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Born at : June 3, 2025, 4:23 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
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Born at : June 3, 2025, 4:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-28463 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-28463 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 25, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.1.0-27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.9.4-0 up to (excluding) 6.9.12-44 *cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.1-0 up to (excluding) 7.1.0-29
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00020.html Types: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00020.html Types: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/ca3654ebf7a439dc736f56f083c9aa98e4464b7f
    Added Reference https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/4988
    Added Reference https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/e6ea5876e0228165ee3abc6e959aa174cee06680
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00018.html
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00020.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 22, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00020.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/ca3654ebf7a439dc736f56f083c9aa98e4464b7f No Types Assigned https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/ca3654ebf7a439dc736f56f083c9aa98e4464b7f Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/4988 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/4988 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/e6ea5876e0228165ee3abc6e959aa174cee06680 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/e6ea5876e0228165ee3abc6e959aa174cee06680 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00018.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00018.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-120
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.1.0-27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00018.html [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 6.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.10 }} 0.01%

score

0.28914

percentile