CVE-2026-25969
published 2026-02-24CVE-2026-25969: ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to version 7.1.2-15, a memory leak exists in…
PriorityP339high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.54%
44.7th percentile
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to version 7.1.2-15, a memory leak exists in `coders/ashlar.c`. The `WriteASHLARImage` allocates a structure. However, when an exception is thrown, the allocated memory is not properly released, resulting in a potential memory leak. Version 7.1.2-15 contains a patch.
Affected
4 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | imagemagick | < imagemagick 8:7.1.2.15+dfsg1-1 (forky) | imagemagick 8:7.1.2.15+dfsg1-1 (forky) |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | < 7.1.2-15 | 7.1.2-15 |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | >= 0 < 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u6 | 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u6 |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | >= 0 < 8:7.1.2.15+dfsg1-1 | 8:7.1.2.15+dfsg1-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian5.3LOW
vendor_redhat5.3MEDIUM
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VulDB
ImageMagick up to 7.1.2-14 Image Parser coders/ashlar.c WriteASHLARImage memory leak (GHSA-xgm3-v4r9-wfgm / Nessus ID 300064)
vuldb·2026-06-24·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2026-25969 [HIGH] ImageMagick up to 7.1.2-14 Image Parser coders/ashlar.c WriteASHLARImage memory leak (GHSA-xgm3-v4r9-wfgm / Nessus ID 300064)
A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in ImageMagick up to 7.1.2-14. This impacts the function WriteASHLARImage of the file coders/ashlar.c of the component Image Parser. The manipulation leads to memory leak.
This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-25969. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.
It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
GHSA
Image Magick has a Memory Leak in coders/ashlar.c
ghsa·2026-02-24
CVE-2026-25969 [MEDIUM] CWE-401 Image Magick has a Memory Leak in coders/ashlar.c
Image Magick has a Memory Leak in coders/ashlar.c
Memory leak exists in `coders/ashlar.c`. The `WriteASHLARImage` allocates a structure. However, when an exception is thrown, the allocated memory is not properly released, resulting in a potential memory leak.
```
```bash
==78968== Memcheck, a memory error detector
==78968== Copyright (C) 2002-2022, and GNU GPL'd, by Julian Seward et al.
==78968== Using Valgrind-3.22.0 and LibVEX; rerun with -h for copyright info
==78968==
==78968== HEAP SUMMARY:
==78968== in use at exit: 17,232 bytes in 4 blocks
==78968== total heap usage: 4,781 allocs, 4,777 frees, 785,472 bytes allocated
```
OSV
Image Magick has a Memory Leak in coders/ashlar.c
osv·2026-02-24
CVE-2026-25969 [MEDIUM] Image Magick has a Memory Leak in coders/ashlar.c
Image Magick has a Memory Leak in coders/ashlar.c
Memory leak exists in `coders/ashlar.c`. The `WriteASHLARImage` allocates a structure. However, when an exception is thrown, the allocated memory is not properly released, resulting in a potential memory leak.
```
```bash
==78968== Memcheck, a memory error detector
==78968== Copyright (C) 2002-2022, and GNU GPL'd, by Julian Seward et al.
==78968== Using Valgrind-3.22.0 and LibVEX; rerun with -h for copyright info
==78968==
==78968== HEAP SUMMARY:
==78968== in use at exit: 17,232 bytes in 4 blocks
==78968== total heap usage: 4,781 allocs, 4,777 frees, 785,472 bytes allocated
```
OSV
CVE-2026-25969: ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images
osv·2026-02-24·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2026-25969 [HIGH] CVE-2026-25969: ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to version 7.1.2-15, a memory leak exists in `coders/ashlar.c`. The `WriteASHLARImage` allocates a structure. However, when an exception is thrown, the allocated memory is not properly released, resulting in a potential memory leak. Version 7.1.2-15 contains a patch.
Red Hat
ImageMagick: ImageMagick: Memory leak leading to denial of service via image processing
vendor_redhat·2026-02-24·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2026-25969 [MEDIUM] CWE-772 ImageMagick: ImageMagick: Memory leak leading to denial of service via image processing
ImageMagick: ImageMagick: Memory leak leading to denial of service via image processing
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to version 7.1.2-15, a memory leak exists in `coders/ashlar.c`. The `WriteASHLARImage` allocates a structure. However, when an exception is thrown, the allocated memory is not properly released, resulting in a potential memory leak. Version 7.1.2-15 contains a patch.
A flaw was found in ImageMagick, a software used for editing and manipulating digital images. This vulnerability, a memory leak, occurs when the software processes certain image files. Specifically, during image writing operations, if an error occurs, allocated memory is not properly released. A remote attacker could exploit this by provid
Debian
CVE-2026-25969: imagemagick - ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating d...
vendor_debian·2026·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2026-25969 [MEDIUM] CVE-2026-25969: imagemagick - ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating d...
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to version 7.1.2-15, a memory leak exists in `coders/ashlar.c`. The `WriteASHLARImage` allocates a structure. However, when an exception is thrown, the allocated memory is not properly released, resulting in a potential memory leak. Version 7.1.2-15 contains a patch.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved
bullseye: resolved
forky: resolved (fixed in 8:7.1.2.15+dfsg1-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 8:7.1.2.15+dfsg1-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u6)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2026-25969 ImageMagick: ImageMagick: Memory leak leading to denial of service via image processing [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2026-02-24·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2026-25969 [HIGH] CVE-2026-25969 ImageMagick: ImageMagick: Memory leak leading to denial of service via image processing [fedora-all]
CVE-2026-25969 ImageMagick: ImageMagick: Memory leak leading to denial of service via image processing [fedora-all]
Disclaimer: Community trackers are created by Red Hat Product Security team on a best effort basis. Package maintainers are required to ascertain if the flaw indeed affects their package, before starting the update process.
Discussion:
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora Linux 45 development cycle.
Changing version to 45.
Wiz
CVE-2026-25969 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
blogs_wiz·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2026-25969 [MEDIUM] CVE-2026-25969 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
## CVE-2026-25969 :
C# vulnerability analysis and mitigation
coders/ashlar.c
WriteASHLARImage
Source : NVD
## 7.5
Score
Published February 24, 2026
Severity HIGH
CNA Score 5.3
Affected Technologies
C#
ImageMagick
Has Public Exploit No
Has CISA KEV Exploit No
CISA KEV Release Date N/A
CISA KEV Due Date N/A
Exploitation Probability Percentile (EPSS) 17.8
Exploitation Probability (EPSS) 0.1
Affected packages and libraries
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10
seal-ImageMagick
Sources
Alpine 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, 3.15, 3.16, 3.17, 3.18, 3.19, 3.20, 3.21, 3.22, 3.23, edge Severity HIGH Has Fix Added at: Mar 02, 2026
Chainguard Has Fix Added at: Feb 24, 2026
Debian 11, 12 Severity HIGH No Fix Added at: Feb 24, 2026
Debian 13, 14 Severity HIGH Has Fix Added at: Feb 24, 202
2026-02-24
Published