ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-x before 6.9.13-51 contains a policy bypass vulnerability in the -script operation due to missing security… (CVE-2026-61859)
Description
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-x before 6.9.13-51 contains a policy bypass vulnerability in the -script operation due to missing security policy checks. This allows reading files from paths that are otherwise disallowed by the configured security policy.
CVSS v3.1
Score 3.3low
Affected software
pkg:deb/ubuntu/imagemagick?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trustypkg:deb/ubuntu/imagemagick?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/xenialpkg:deb/ubuntu/imagemagick?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionicpkg:deb/ubuntu/imagemagick?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focalpkg:deb/ubuntu/imagemagick?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammypkg:deb/ubuntu/imagemagick?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/noblepkg:deb/ubuntu/imagemagick?arch=source&distro=stonkingpkg:deb/ubuntu/imagemagick?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/resoluteRun on your own infrastructure? Check whether these packages are installed with threat-finder — our free open-source scanner.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- UBUNTU-CVE-2026-61859
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.0
- Ecosystems
- ["Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS","Ubuntu:26.10","Ubuntu:Pro:26.04:LTS"]
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
Threat ID: 6ad3f5cd2cdf04f65666293b
Added to database: 10/17/2026, 22:25:17 UTC
Last updated: 10/18/2026, 00:23:48 UTC
Views: 2
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