CVE-2026-40183

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. In versions below 7.1.2-19, the JXL encoder has an heap write overflow when a user specifies that the image should be encoded as 16 bit floats. This issue has been fixed in version 7.1.2-19.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/releases/tag/7.1.2-19	Release Notes
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-jvgr-9ph5-m8v4	Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/dlemstra/Magick.NET/releases/tag/14.12.0	Release Notes

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

17 Apr 2026, 20:44

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/releases/tag/7.1.2-19 -~~	() https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/releases/tag/7.1.2-19 - Release Notes
References	~~() https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-jvgr-9ph5-m8v4 -~~	() https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-jvgr-9ph5-m8v4 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://github.com/dlemstra/Magick.NET/releases/tag/14.12.0 -~~	() https://github.com/dlemstra/Magick.NET/releases/tag/14.12.0 - Release Notes
First Time		Imagemagick Imagemagick imagemagick
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick::::::::

13 Apr 2026, 22:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-13 22:16

Updated : 2026-04-17 20:44

NVD link : CVE-2026-40183

Mitre link : CVE-2026-40183

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-40183

JSON object : View

Products Affected

imagemagick

imagemagick

CWE

CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

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