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Vulnerability · CVE-2016-3718

ImageMagick Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability

Published May 5, 2016 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · ImageMagick ImageMagick

Patch now

CVE-2016-3718 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due May 3, 2022. Confirm ImageMagick ImageMagick against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Medium5.5
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
75.65%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe canonical/ubuntu linux · cpe imagemagick/imagemagick · cpe oracle/linux · cpe redhat/enterprise linux desktop · cpe redhat/enterprise linux eus · cpe suse/linux enterprise debuginfo

The (1) HTTP and (2) FTP coders in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allow remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a crafted image.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe canonical/ubuntu linux12.04
  • cpe imagemagick/imagemagickversion unspecified
  • cpe oracle/linux6
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux desktop6.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux desktop7.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux eus6.7
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux eus7.2
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux eus7.3
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux eus7.4
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux eus7.5
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux eus7.6
  • cpe suse/linux enterprise debuginfo11
  • vendor ImageMagick ImageMagickversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2016-3718

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2016-3718 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due May 3, 2022. 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; redhat/enterprise linux desktop 6.0; redhat/enterprise linux desktop 7.0; redhat/enterprise linux eus 6.7. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation; CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). EPSS 75.65%. 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.

  1. May 5, 2016 · Catalog

    Detected

    The (1) HTTP and (2) FTP coders in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allow remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a crafted image.

  2. Nov 3, 2021 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. May 3, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    The (1) HTTP and (2) FTP coders in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allow remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a crafted image.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2016-3718

    ImageMagick contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows attackers to perform server-side request forgery (SSRF) via a crafted image.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2016-3718

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2016-3718

    30-day exploitation probability 75.6%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference39767

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2016-3718

    The (1) HTTP and (2) FTP coders in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allow remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a crafted image.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2016-3718

    ImageMagick contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows attackers to perform server-side request forgery (SSRF) via a crafted image.

    vulncheck.com

References

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.