#VU123606 Out-of-bounds write in ImageMagick - CVE-2026-25986
Published: March 6, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU123606
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-25986
CWE-ID: CWE-787
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 vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in ReadYUVImage() (coders/yuv.c) when processing malicious YUV 4:2:2 (NoInterlace) images. A remote attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds write and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.