Stack-based buffer overflow in ImageMagick - CVE-2026-23874
Published: January 20, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU121673
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23874
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ImageMagick.org
Affected software:
ImageMagick
ImageMagick
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within infinite recursion in ProcessMSLScript. A local user can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-23874
Install updates from vendor's website.