Use-after-free in ImageMagick - CVE-2026-28688
Published: April 15, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU126248
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-28688
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local 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 use-after-free in the MSL encoder when processing crafted MSL input. A remote attacker can trigger a double destruction of a cloned image to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-28688
Install security update from vendor's website.