CVE-2026-40169
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images.
Published Apr 13, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · imagemagick imagemagick
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. In versions below 7.1.2-19, a crafted image could result in an out of bounds heap write when writing a yaml or json output, resulting in a crash. This issue has been fixed in version 7.1.2-19.
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Apr 13, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. In versions below 7.1.2-19, a crafted image could result in an out of bounds heap write when writing a yaml or json output, resulting in a crash. This issue has been fixed in version 7.1.2-19.
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. In versions below 7.1.2-19, a crafted image could result in an out of bounds heap write when writing a yaml or json output, resulting in a crash. This issue has been fixed in version 7.1.2-19.
Affected
- cpe imagemagick/imagemagickversion unspecified
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-40169
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-40169
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. In versions below 7.1.2-19, a crafted image could result in an out of bounds heap write when writing a yaml or json output, resulting in a crash. This issue has been fixed in version 7.
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