Resource exhaustion in ImageMagick - CVE-2026-45664
Published: May 16, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU131585
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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-2026-45664
CWE-ID: CWE-400
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 resource consumption in the MNG decoder when processing crafted MNG images. A remote attacker can supply input that causes the decoder to read more images than the list limit policy allows to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-45664
Install security update from vendor's website.