CVE-2026-42050

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to 7.1.2-21 and 6.9.13-46, a malicious MIFF file could trigger an overflow when a user opens it in the display tool and right-clicks a tile to invoke the Load / Update menu item. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.2-21 and 6.9.13-46.

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/security/advisories/GHSA-7mxf-ff4f-jj7p	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick::::::::

History

13 May 2026, 19:38

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick::::::::
First Time		Imagemagick Imagemagick imagemagick
References	~~() https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-7mxf-ff4f-jj7p -~~	() https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-7mxf-ff4f-jj7p - Vendor Advisory

11 May 2026, 20:25

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-11 20:25

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:47

NVD link : CVE-2026-42050

Mitre link : CVE-2026-42050

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-42050

JSON object : View

Products Affected

imagemagick

imagemagick

CWE

CWE-121

Stack-based Buffer Overflow

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