Out-of-bounds read in ImageMagick - CVE-2026-56378

 

Out-of-bounds read in ImageMagick - CVE-2026-56378

Published: February 25, 2026 / Updated: September 14, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU123260
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-56378
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the PCD coder’s DecodeImage loop. A remote attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.


Affected software

ImageMagick
Debian Linux
imagemagick (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-56378

Install updates from vendor's website.

ImageMagick - addressed in versions 6.9.13-40, 7.1.2-15
imagemagick (Debian package) - update to 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u11

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