Vulnerability · CVE-2026-109277
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-32 contains a policy bypass vulnerability in the -script operation due to missing checks on file descriptor handling.
Published Oct 12, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · ImageMagick before 7.1.2-32 contains
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-109277. EPSS is 0.13%. Act only if a listed version of ImageMagick before 7.1.2-32 contains 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 before 7.1.2-32 contains).
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium4.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.13%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- See sources for product scope
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-32 contains a policy bypass vulnerability in the -script operation due to missing checks on file descriptor handling. Attackers can use the -script operation to close file descriptors not opened by the current operation, circumventing configured security policies.
No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.
How to fix CVE-2026-109277
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
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-2026-109277. EPSS is 0.13%. Act only if a listed version of ImageMagick before 7.1.2-32 contains is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-404. EPSS 0.13%. 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.
Oct 12, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-32 contains a policy bypass vulnerability in the -script operation due to missing checks on file descriptor handling. Attackers can use the -script operation to close file descriptors not opened by the current operation, circumventing configured security policies.
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-32 contains a policy bypass vulnerability in the -script operation due to missing checks on file descriptor handling. Attackers can use the -script operation to close file descriptors not opened by the current operation, circumventing configured security policies.
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-32 contains a policy bypass vulnerability in the -script operation due to missing checks on file descriptor handling. Attackers can use the -script operation to close file descriptors not opened by the current operation, circumventing configured security policies.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-109277
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-109277
30-day exploitation probability 0.1%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-109277
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-32 contains a policy bypass vulnerability in the -script operation due to missing checks on file descriptor handling. Attackers can use the -script operation to close file descriptors not opened by the current operation, circumventing configured security
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.