CVE-2026-55595

ImageMagick: Infinite Loop in connected-components when providing invalid arguments

MEDIUM
4.7
CVSS Score
Published: July 1, 2026 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: July 2, 2026 at 07:48 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorImageMagick

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Severity
MEDIUM4.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 6.9.13-51 and 7.1.2-26, when providing invalid arguments to the connected-components option an infinite loop will occur. This issue has been fixed in versions 6.9.13-51 and 7.1.2-26.

Affected

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

v < 6.9.13-51v < 7.1.2-267.0.0-0 ≤ v < 7.1.2-26
Affected range stops below 6.9.13-51, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.1.2-26, 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:

References (1)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

4.7MEDIUMGitHub_M
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-400CWE-835

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