Vulnerability · CVE-2026-116152
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the MAT decoder that fails to release allocated memory in a specific error path.
Published Oct 25, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 26, 2026 · Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Last checked Nov 4, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-116152. EPSS is 0.30%. Act only if a listed version of Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
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- Severity
- Medium5.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.30%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- Debian:12 imagemagick · Debian:13 imagemagick · Debian:14 imagemagick
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the MAT decoder that fails to release allocated memory in a specific error path. Attackers can supply crafted MAT files that trigger this error path repeatedly, causing small memory leaks that gradually consume process memory.
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.
- Debian:12 imagemagick8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6, 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u1, 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u10
- Debian:13 imagemagick8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1, 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u1, 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u10
- Debian:14 imagemagick8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1, 8:7.1.1.46+dfsg1-1, 8:7.1.1.47+dfsg1-1
How to fix CVE-2026-116152
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6 · 8 other packages on the advisory
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
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-2026-116152. EPSS is 0.30%. Act only if a listed version of Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6, 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u1, 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u10, 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1, 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u1, 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u10, 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1, 8:7.1.1.46+dfsg1-1, 8:7.1.1.47+dfsg1-1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-772: Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. EPSS 0.30%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 25, 2026 · Red Hat Security Data
Detected
ImageMagick: ImageMagick: Denial of Service via memory leak in MAT decoder
Oct 26, 2026 · Trivy Vulnerability DB
Updated
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the MAT decoder that fails to release allocated memory in a specific error path. Attackers can supply crafted MAT files that trigger this error path repeatedly, causing small memory leaks that gradually consume process memory.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-116152
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-116152
30-day exploitation probability 0.30%
first.org - Red Hat Security DataVendor advisoryCVE-2026-116152
ImageMagick: ImageMagick: Denial of Service via memory leak in MAT decoder
access.redhat.com - Trivy Vulnerability DBPackage advisoryDEBIAN-CVE-2026-116152
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the MAT decoder that fails to release allocated memory in a specific error path. Attackers can supply crafted MAT files that trigger this error path repeatedly, causing small memory leaks that gradually consume p
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References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 4, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSNov 4, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 26, 2026
- Trivy Vulnerability DBOct 26, 2026
- Red Hat Security DataOct 26, 2026