CVE-2026-24485 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Imagemagick
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 95.33%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedFeb 24
Description
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, when a PCD file does not contain a valid Sync marker, the DecodeImage() function becomes trapped in an infinite loop while searching for the Sync marker, causing the program to become unresponsive and continuously consume CPU resources, ultimately leading to system resource exhaustion and denial of service. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages4 packages
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
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CVE-2026-24485: ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images↗2026-02-24