ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 contains a time-of-check-time-of-use vulnerability in path policy enforcement on Windows that allows attackers to bypass… (CVE-2026-86422)
Description
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 contains a time-of-check-time-of-use vulnerability in path policy enforcement on Windows that allows attackers to bypass read or write restrictions by exploiting symlink race conditions. Attackers can swap symlinks between policy validation and file access to read or write policy-denied files.
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-2026-86422
- 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: 6ad3f5502cdf04f6566586aa
Added to database: 10/17/2026, 22:23:12 UTC
Last updated: 10/17/2026, 23:24:27 UTC
Views: 3
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