ImageMagick before 7.1.2-27 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the magick command-line interface when invalid options are provided. (CVE-2026-66011)
Description
ImageMagick versions prior to 7.1.2-27 have a memory leak vulnerability in the magick command-line interface triggered by invalid options. This flaw allows attackers to cause memory exhaustion by repeatedly supplying malformed command-line arguments, potentially impacting system availability. The vulnerability has a moderate severity rating with a CVSS score of 3.3. No known exploits are reported in the wild. A fix is available in version 7.1.2-27.
CVSS v3.1
3.3low
Affected software
pkg:github/imagemagick/ImageMagickpkg: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.
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-c28x-m839-79fq
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- CVE-2026-66011
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
Threat ID: 6a6542059c2644c7f8081ae2
Added to database: 07/25/2026, 23:08:53 UTC
Last enriched: 08/07/2026, 03:36:55 UTC
Last updated: 10/24/2026, 08:45:12 UTC
Views: 93
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