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CVE-2026-55628

ImageMagick: Policy Bypass in concatenate operation due to missing checks

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 1, 2026 at 06:16 PM UTC
Updated: July 29, 2026 at 09:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorImageMagick

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In versions prior to 7.1.2-26he, the `-concatenate` operation is missing policy checks, potentially resulting in both reading and writing to paths disallowed by the security policy. This issue has been fixed in version 7.1.2-26.

Affected

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

ImageMagick· Imagemagick
60%
v < 7.1.2-26
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, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-82mp-vp5c-9pf7

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

5.5MEDIUMGitHub_M
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-73CWE-862

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