🛡️ CVE-2026-53461 — imagemagick
Description
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 6.9.13-50 and 7.1.2-25, an incorrect loop in the ICON decoder can result in an out of bounds heap write resulting in a crash. This issue has been patched in versions 6.9.13-50 and 7.1.2-25.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.
Weakness class
CVE-2026-53461 is classified as CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write. Data is written past the end or before the start of a buffer, corrupting whatever is stored there.
Affected software
CVE-2026-53461 is recorded against 19 packages.
- imagemagick (from 7.0.0-0 up to 7.1.2-25)
- magick.net-q16-anycpu (fixed in 14.14.0)
- magick.net-q16-arm64 (fixed in 14.14.0)
- magick.net-q16-hdri-anycpu (fixed in 14.14.0)
- magick.net-q16-hdri-arm64 (fixed in 14.14.0)
- magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-arm64 (fixed in 14.14.0)
- magick.net-q16-hdri-x64 (fixed in 14.14.0)
- magick.net-q16-hdri-x86 (fixed in 14.14.0)
- magick.net-q16-openmp-arm64 (fixed in 14.14.0)
- magick.net-q16-openmp-x64 (fixed in 14.14.0)
- magick.net-q16-x64 (fixed in 14.14.0)
- magick.net-q16-x86 (fixed in 14.14.0)
- magick.net-q8-anycpu (fixed in 14.14.0)
- magick.net-q8-arm64 (fixed in 14.14.0)
- magick.net-q8-openmp-arm64 (fixed in 14.14.0)
- magick.net-q8-openmp-x64 (fixed in 14.14.0)
- magick.net-q8-x64 (fixed in 14.14.0)
- magick.net-q8-x86 (fixed in 14.14.0)
- unknown
Timeline and source
Published on 10 June 2026 and last revised on 23 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.
References
github.com
access.redhat.com
bugzilla.redhat.com
security.access.redhat.com
CVE-2026-53461 on other distributions
Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| imagemagick | 7.0.0-0 | 7.1.2-25 |
| magick.net-q16-anycpu | — | 14.14.0 |
| magick.net-q16-arm64 | — | 14.14.0 |
| magick.net-q16-hdri-anycpu | — | 14.14.0 |
| magick.net-q16-hdri-arm64 | — | 14.14.0 |
| magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-arm64 | — | 14.14.0 |
| magick.net-q16-hdri-x64 | — | 14.14.0 |
| magick.net-q16-hdri-x86 | — | 14.14.0 |
| magick.net-q16-openmp-arm64 | — | 14.14.0 |
| magick.net-q16-openmp-x64 | — | 14.14.0 |
| magick.net-q16-x64 | — | 14.14.0 |
| magick.net-q16-x86 | — | 14.14.0 |
| magick.net-q8-anycpu | — | 14.14.0 |
| magick.net-q8-arm64 | — | 14.14.0 |
| magick.net-q8-openmp-arm64 | — | 14.14.0 |
| magick.net-q8-openmp-x64 | — | 14.14.0 |
| magick.net-q8-x64 | — | 14.14.0 |
| magick.net-q8-x86 | — | 14.14.0 |
| unknown | — | — |
References
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