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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-25965

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

Published Feb 24, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 15, 2026 · ImageMagick is free and

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-25965. EPSS is 0.81%. 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 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
High7.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.81%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe imagemagick/imagemagick

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, ImageMagick’s path security policy is enforced on the raw filename string before the filesystem resolves it. As a result, a policy rule such as /etc/* can be bypassed by a path traversal. The OS resolves the traversal and opens the sensitive file, but the policy matcher only sees the unnormalized path and therefore allows the read. This enables local file disclosure (LFI) even when policy-secure.xml is applied. Actions to prevent reading from files have been taken in versions .7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 But it make sure writing is also not possible the following should be added to one's policy. This will also be included in ImageMagick's more secure policies by default.

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  • cpe imagemagick/imagemagickversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-25965

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-2026-25965. EPSS is 0.81%. Act only if a listed version of ImageMagick is free and 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-22: Path Traversal. EPSS 0.81%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 24, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, ImageMagick’s path security policy is enforced on the raw filename string before the filesystem resolves it. As a result, a policy rule such as /etc/* can be bypassed by a path traversal. The OS resolves the traversal and opens the sensitive file, but the policy

  2. Jul 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, ImageMagick’s path security policy is enforced on the raw filename string before the filesystem resolves it. As a result, a policy rule such as /etc/* can be bypassed by a path traversal. The OS resolves the traversal and opens the sensitive file, but the policy

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-25965

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-25965

    30-day exploitation probability 0.8%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-25965

    ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, ImageMagick’s path security policy is enforced on the raw filename string before the filesystem resolves it. As a result, a policy rule such as

    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.