Vulnerabilities

Security fix · CVE-2026-106566

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images.

Published Oct 7, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 22, 2026 · ImageMagick is free and

Last checked Oct 23, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-106566. EPSS is 0.14%. Act only if a listed version of ImageMagick is free and is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (ImageMagick is free and).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium4.4
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.14%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe imagemagick/imagemagick

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to 7.1.2-32, delegate symlink cleanup does not check the MAGICK_SHRED_PASSES environment variable, allowing a local privileged workflow to overwrite a file with random data. This issue is fixed in version 7.1.2-32.

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 imagemagick/imagemagick< 7.1.2-32

How to fix CVE-2026-106566

What to do

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

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-106566. EPSS is 0.14%. Act only if a listed version of ImageMagick is free and is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with < 7.1.2-32. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-59: Link Following; CWE-61. EPSS 0.14%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 7, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to 7.1.2-32, delegate symlink cleanup does not check the MAGICK_SHRED_PASSES environment variable, allowing a local privileged workflow to overwrite a file with random data. This issue is fixed in version 7.1.2-32.

  2. Oct 22, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to 7.1.2-32, delegate symlink cleanup does not check the MAGICK_SHRED_PASSES environment variable, allowing a local privileged workflow to overwrite a file with random data. This issue is fixed in version 7.1.2-32.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-106566

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-106566

    30-day exploitation probability 0.14%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-106566

    ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to 7.1.2-32, delegate symlink cleanup does not check the MAGICK_SHRED_PASSES environment variable, allowing a local privileged workflow to overwrite a file with random data. This

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 23, 2026
  • NIST NVDOct 22, 2026