CVE-2026-25965
HighCVSS 8.6Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk48th percentile - higher than 48% of all known CVEs
Summary
A vulnerability in ImageMagick allows bypassing path security policies by using unnormalized paths. An attacker can use path traversal to access files that should be blocked by policy rules, leading to local file disclosure (LFI). The issue is fixed in versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40.
Risk Assessment
The risk is that an attacker can read sensitive system files even when security policies are applied, potentially leaking confidential data such as passwords, keys, or configurations.
Recommendation
Upgrade ImageMagick to version 7.1.2-15 or 6.9.13-40 immediately. Additionally, to prevent writes, add appropriate rules to the security policy.
Other vulnerabilities in ImageMagick
See all- CVE-2017-17880High
In ImageMagick 7.0.7-16 Q16 x86_64, there is a stack-based buffer over-read in WriteWEBPImage in coders/webp.c, related to a WEBP_DECODER_ABI_VERSION check.
- CVE-2017-17879High
In ImageMagick 7.0.7-16 Q16 x86_64, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in ReadOneMNGImage in coders/png.c, related to length calculation and caused by an off-by-one error.
- CVE-2017-16546High
The ReadWPGImage function in ImageMagick 7.0.7-9 does not properly validate the colormap index in a WPG palette, which may lead to denial of service or other unspecified impacts via a malformed WPG file.
- CVE-2017-15281High
The ReadPSDImage function in coders/psd.c in ImageMagick 7.0.7-6 has a vulnerability that allows remote attackers to cause application crashes or potentially other unspecified impacts via a crafted file.
- CVE-2017-15033High
ImageMagick version 7.0.7-2 contains a memory leak in ReadYUVImage in coders/yuv.c.
- CVE-2017-14739High
The AcquireResampleFilterThreadSet function in ImageMagick 7.0.7-4 mishandles failed memory allocation, which can lead to denial of service via NULL Pointer Dereference in DistortImage.
- CVE-2017-14682High
GetNextToken in MagickCore/token.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted SVG document.
- CVE-2017-14137High
The ReadWEBPImage function in coders/webp.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-5 has an issue with excessive memory allocation that depends only on a length field in a header.
- CVE-2017-13146High
In ImageMagick before version 6.9.8-5 and 7.x before version 7.0.5-6, there is a memory leak in the ReadMATImage function in coders/mat.c.
- CVE-2017-13143High
In ImageMagick before 6.9.7-6 and 7.x before 7.0.4-6, the ReadMATImage function in coders/mat.c uses uninitialized data, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory.
Original NVD description (English source)
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, ImageMagick’s path security policy is enforced on the raw filename string before the filesystem resolves it. As a result, a policy rule such as /etc/* can be bypassed by a path traversal. The OS resolves the traversal and opens the sensitive file, but the policy matcher only sees the unnormalized path and therefore allows the read. This enables local file disclosure (LFI) even when policy-secure.xml is applied. Actions to prevent reading from files have been taken in versions .7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 But it make sure writing is also not possible the following should be added to one's policy. This will also be included in ImageMagick's more secure policies by default.