#VU123249 Out-of-bounds read in ImageMagick - CVE-2026-25898
Published: February 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU123249
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-25898
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ImageMagick
ImageMagick
Software vendor:
ImageMagick.org
ImageMagick.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within negative pixel index in UIL and XPM writer. A remote attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack..
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.