CVE-2026-46523

ImageMagick: Use-After-Free in MSL decoder.

MEDIUM

6.2

CVSS Score

Published: June 10, 2026 at 09:22 PM UTC

Updated: July 23, 2026 at 07:32 PM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorImageMagick

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Severity

MEDIUM6.2

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2.23 and 6.9.13-48, a crafted MSL image can trigger a heap-use-after-free. Versions 7.1.2.23 and 6.9.13-48 fix the issue.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

ImageMagick · Imagemagick

95%

v < 6.9.13-48v < 7.1.2-237.0.0-0 ≤ v < 7.1.2-23

Affected range stops below 6.9.13-48, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 7.1.2-23, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-5r4x-w6p5-222q

References (5)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Source: cverecord

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-5r4x-w6p5-222q

Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:32961

Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46523

Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487743

Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c

https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-46523.json

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.2MEDIUMGitHub_M

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: NONE
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-416CWE-825

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