Uncontrolled Recursion in ImageMagick - CVE-2026-33908
Published: April 14, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU125883
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-33908
CWE-ID: CWE-674
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ImageMagick.org
Affected software:
ImageMagick
ImageMagick
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled recursion in the DestroyXMLTree function when processing deeply nested XML input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted XML file to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-33908
Install security update from vendor's website.