VulnerabilityPublished 24 Mar 2026

CVE-2026-33852: MolotovCherry Android-ImageMagick7 · Memory Leak

Affects MolotovCherry Android-ImageMagick7Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade to 7.1.2-11 soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

7.5High

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 17% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 7.1.2-11

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the impacted component.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: High: There is total loss of availability, resulting in the attacker being able to fully deny access to resources in the impacted component; this loss is either sustained (while the attacker continues to deliver the attack) or persistent (the condition persists even after the attack has completed). Alternatively, the attacker has the ability to deny some availability, but the loss of availability presents a direct, serious consequence to the impacted component (e.g., the attacker cannot disrupt existing connections, but can prevent new connections; the attacker can repeatedly exploit a vulnerability that, in each instance of a successful attack, leaks a only small amount of memory, but after repeated exploitation causes a service to become completely unavailable).

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Mar 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade molotovcherry/Android-ImageMagick7 and Android-ImageMagick7 to 7.1.2-11.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
MolotovCherryAndroid-ImageMagick7	Affected <7.1.2-11	Fixed in–
GitHubmolotovcherry/Android-ImageMagick7`pkg:github/molotovcherry/Android-ImageMagick7`Other threats	Affected <7.1.2-11	Fixed in 7.1.2-11
GitHubAndroid-ImageMagick7`pkg:github/Android-ImageMagick7`Other threats	Affected <7.1.2-11	Fixed in 7.1.2-11

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AI-suggested

Monitor memory usage closely on systems running Android-ImageMagick7 to detect abnormal consumption patterns indicative of exploitation attempts.
Implement rate limiting and network-level controls to restrict access to services utilizing the vulnerable library, reducing exposure to remote attacks.
Employ application sandboxing and resource quotas to contain potential memory leaks and prevent system-wide impact.
Stay informed about official patches or updates from MolotovCherry and plan prompt deployment once available.
Conduct code audits and consider temporary workarounds such as restarting affected services periodically to clear leaked memory until a patch is applied.
Use runtime application self-protection (RASP) or endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools to detect anomalous behavior related to memory usage.
For developers, review and improve memory management practices in custom integrations with Android-ImageMagick7 to minimize leak risks.
Educate security and operations teams about this vulnerability to ensure rapid incident response if exploitation is suspected.

Description

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in MolotovCherry Android-ImageMagick7.This issue affects Android-ImageMagick7: before 7.1.2-11.

Impact

The main impact of CVE-2026-33852 is on system availability. Exploiting this vulnerability can lead to memory exhaustion, causing applications or entire devices running Android-ImageMagick7 to crash or become unresponsive. This can disrupt services relying on image processing capabilities, potentially affecting mobile applications, backend services, or embedded systems that utilize this library. Given the network attack vector and no requirement for authentication, attackers can launch denial of service attacks remotely, potentially at scale. Although confidentiality and integrity are not directly affected, the loss of availability can have cascading effects on business operations, user experience, and critical system functions. Organizations with high dependency on Android-ImageMagick7 for image manipulation in their Android applications or infrastructure are particularly vulnerable. The absence of known exploits in the wild currently reduces immediate risk but does not diminish the urgency for remediation due to the high CVSS score and ease of exploitation.

CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime (opens in a new tab)
Variant weaknessLikelihood of exploit: Medium
The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.
Implementation · Libraries or Frameworks
Choose a language or tool that provides automatic memory management, or makes manual memory management less error-prone.
Architecture and Design
Use an abstraction library to abstract away risky APIs. Not a complete solution.
Architecture and Design · Build and Compilation
Consider using the Boehm-Demers-Weiser garbage collector (bdwgc), which can help avoid leaks.
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

github.com/MolotovCherry/Android-ImageMagick7/pull/191 (opens in a new tab)

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 24 Mar 2026, 07:02 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-401

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