Vulnerability · CVE-2016-3714
ImageMagick Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
Published May 4, 2016 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · ImageMagick ImageMagick
Patch now
CVE-2016-3714 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Sep 30, 2024. Confirm ImageMagick ImageMagick against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
- Severity
- High8.4
- Known exploitation
- CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 97.48%
- Remediation
- Remediation guidance
- Affected products
- cpe canonical/ubuntu linux · cpe debian/debian linux · cpe imagemagick/imagemagick · vendor ImageMagick ImageMagick
ImageMagick contains an improper input validation vulnerability that affects the EPHEMERAL, HTTPS, MVG, MSL, TEXT, SHOW, WIN, and PLT coders. This allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a crafted image. Initial-access exploit intelligence.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe canonical/ubuntu linux12.04
- cpe canonical/ubuntu linux14.04
- cpe canonical/ubuntu linux15.10
- cpe canonical/ubuntu linux16.04
- cpe debian/debian linux8.0
- cpe imagemagick/imagemagick7.0.0-0
- cpe imagemagick/imagemagick7.0.1-0
- vendor ImageMagick ImageMagickversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2016-3714
Recommended remediation
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA due date Sep 30, 2024.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2016-3714 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Sep 30, 2024. Confirm ImageMagick ImageMagick against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with canonical/ubuntu linux 12.04; canonical/ubuntu linux 14.04; canonical/ubuntu linux 15.10; canonical/ubuntu linux 16.04. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-20: Improper Input Validation. EPSS 97.48%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
May 5, 2016 · Catalog
Detected
The (1) EPHEMERAL, (2) HTTPS, (3) MVG, (4) MSL, (5) TEXT, (6) SHOW, (7) WIN, and (8) PLT coders in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a crafted image, aka "ImageTragick."
Sep 9, 2024 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Sep 30, 2024 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
The (1) EPHEMERAL, (2) HTTPS, (3) MVG, (4) MSL, (5) TEXT, (6) SHOW, (7) WIN, and (8) PLT coders in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a crafted image, aka "ImageTragick."
Sources
- CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2016-3714
ImageMagick contains an improper input validation vulnerability that affects the EPHEMERAL, HTTPS, MVG, MSL, TEXT, SHOW, WIN, and PLT coders. This allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a crafted image.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2016-3714
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2016-3714
30-day exploitation probability 97.5%
first.org - Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference39767
Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.
exploit-db.com - Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference39791
Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.
exploit-db.com - Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_unix/fileformat/imagemagick_delegate
Public module reference (excellent). Module source is not copied into this catalog.
rapid7.com - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2016-3714
The (1) EPHEMERAL, (2) HTTPS, (3) MVG, (4) MSL, (5) TEXT, (6) SHOW, (7) WIN, and (8) PLT coders in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a crafted image, aka "ImageTragick."
nvd.nist.gov - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2016-3714
ImageMagick contains an improper input validation vulnerability that affects the EPHEMERAL, HTTPS, MVG, MSL, TEXT, SHOW, WIN, and PLT coders. This allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a crafted image.
vulncheck.com
References
- Patch · git.imagemagick.org
- Third Party Advisory · lists.opensuse.org
- CISA note · imagemagick.org
- Vendor Advisory · imagetragick.com
- CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cisa.gov
- Vendor Advisory · imagemagick.org
- CISA note · imagemagick.org
- Vendor Advisory · imagemagick.org
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · kb.cert.org
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.