CVE-2026-61858: ImageMagick · Link Following
Affects ImageMagickSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.8 Medium : upgrade to 7.1.2-26 when convenient.
Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 21:45 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 4.0 | 4.8 |
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| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 3.1 | 3.3 |
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
- Automatable
- Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Limited control over the software or limited information exposure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-07-14.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 7.1.2-26, 6.9.13-51
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Jul 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.
What to do
Upgrade ImageMagick to 7.1.2-26; ImageMagick to 6.9.13-51.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| ImageMagickImageMagick | Affected
| Fixed in
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| ImageMagickImageMagick | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
A fix is available in ImageMagick versions 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51. Users should upgrade to these versions or later to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated in the vendor advisory.
Description
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 contains a policy bypass vulnerability in the APNG encoder and external delegates due to missing validation checks. Attackers can write files to disallowed paths by bypassing configured policy restrictions through the APNG encoding process.