CVE-2026-28494
ImageMagick affected by stack corruption through long morphology kernel names or arrays
Description
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41, a stack buffer overflow exists in ImageMagick's morphology kernel parsing functions. User-controlled kernel strings exceeding a buffer are copied into fixed-size stack buffers via memcpy without bounds checking, resulting in stack corruption. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41.
INFO
Published Date :
March 10, 2026, 7:43 a.m.
Last Modified :
March 12, 2026, 3:18 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | MITRE-CVE | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update ImageMagick to version 7.1.2-16 or 6.9.13-41.
- Apply vendor-provided patches.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2026-28494.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-932h-jw47-73jm | Vendor Advisory |
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 12, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.9.13-41 *cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.0-0 up to (excluding) 7.1.2-16 Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-932h-jw47-73jm Types: Vendor Advisory -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Mar. 10, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41, a stack buffer overflow exists in ImageMagick's morphology kernel parsing functions. User-controlled kernel strings exceeding a buffer are copied into fixed-size stack buffers via memcpy without bounds checking, resulting in stack corruption. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-121 Added Reference https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-932h-jw47-73jm