CVE-2026-28686
published 2026-03-10CVE-2026-28686: ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41, A heap-buffer-overflow…
PriorityP430medium6.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUINSUCNILAH
EPSS
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ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41, A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability exists in the PCL encode due to an undersized output buffer allocation. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | imagemagick | < imagemagick 8:7.1.2.16+dfsg1-1 (forky) | imagemagick 8:7.1.2.16+dfsg1-1 (forky) |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | < 6.9.13-41 | 6.9.13-41 |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | — | — |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | >= 0 < 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u7 | 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u7 |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | >= 0 < 8:7.1.2.16+dfsg1-1 | 8:7.1.2.16+dfsg1-1 |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | >= 7.0.0-0 < 7.1.2-16 | 7.1.2-16 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.8MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
osv6.8MEDIUM
vendor_debian6.8MEDIUM
vendor_redhat6.8MEDIUM
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Red Hat
ImageMagick: ImageMagick: Denial of Service via heap-buffer-overflow in PCL encode
vendor_redhat·2026-03-09·CVSS 6.8
CVE-2026-28686 [MEDIUM] CWE-131 ImageMagick: ImageMagick: Denial of Service via heap-buffer-overflow in PCL encode
ImageMagick: ImageMagick: Denial of Service via heap-buffer-overflow in PCL encode
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41, A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability exists in the PCL encode due to an undersized output buffer allocation. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41.
A flaw was found in ImageMagick, free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. A local attacker could exploit a heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability in the PCL encode due to an undersized output buffer allocation. This could lead to a denial of service (DoS), making the software unavailable, and potentially impact data integrity.
Statement: This MODERATE impact vulnerability in
Debian
CVE-2026-28686: imagemagick - ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating d...
vendor_debian·2026·CVSS 6.8
CVE-2026-28686 [MEDIUM] CVE-2026-28686: 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 versions 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41, A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability exists in the PCL encode due to an undersized output buffer allocation. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41.
Scope: local
bookworm: open
bullseye: open
forky: resolved (fixed in 8:7.1.2.16+dfsg1-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 8:7.1.2.16+dfsg1-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u7)
VulDB
ImageMagick up to 6.9.13-40/7.1.2-15 PCL Encoder heap-based overflow (EUVD-2026-10375 / Nessus ID 303080)
vuldb·2026-04-22·CVSS 6.8
CVE-2026-28686 [MEDIUM] ImageMagick up to 6.9.13-40/7.1.2-15 PCL Encoder heap-based overflow (EUVD-2026-10375 / Nessus ID 303080)
A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick up to 6.9.13-40/7.1.2-15. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component PCL Encoder. The manipulation results in heap-based buffer overflow.
This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-28686. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
GHSA
ImageMagick: Write heap-buffer-overflow in PCL encoder via undersized output buffer
ghsa·2026-03-12
CVE-2026-28686 [MEDIUM] CWE-122 ImageMagick: Write heap-buffer-overflow in PCL encoder via undersized output buffer
ImageMagick: Write heap-buffer-overflow in PCL encoder via undersized output buffer
A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability exists in the PCL encode due to an undersized output buffer allocation.
```
WRITE of size 1 at 0x7e79f91f31a0 thread T0
```
OSV
ImageMagick: Write heap-buffer-overflow in PCL encoder via undersized output buffer
osv·2026-03-12
CVE-2026-28686 [MEDIUM] ImageMagick: Write heap-buffer-overflow in PCL encoder via undersized output buffer
ImageMagick: Write heap-buffer-overflow in PCL encoder via undersized output buffer
A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability exists in the PCL encode due to an undersized output buffer allocation.
```
WRITE of size 1 at 0x7e79f91f31a0 thread T0
```
OSV
CVE-2026-28686: ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images
osv·2026-03-10·CVSS 6.8
CVE-2026-28686 [MEDIUM] CVE-2026-28686: 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 versions 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41, A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability exists in the PCL encode due to an undersized output buffer allocation. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2026-03-10
Published