CVE-2026-56376

ImageMagick - Heap Use-After-Free in Meta Coder

LOW
3.3
CVSS Score
Published: June 23, 2026 at 12:13 PM UTC
Updated: October 29, 2026 at 09:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorImageMagick

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Severity
LOW3.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contains a heap use-after-free in the meta coder: when memory allocation fails, a single byte is written to a stale pointer. Remote attackers can trigger it by processing specially crafted image files, causing a denial of service.

Affected

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

v < 6.9.13-407.0.0-0 ≤ v < 7.1.2-15
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.9.13-40 (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 7.1.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.2-15 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-416

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