Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU131627

Use-after-free in ImageMagick - CVE-2026-46523

Published: May 18, 2026

Vulnerability identifier: #VU131627

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-46523

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in MSL decoder. A local attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Affected software

ImageMagick
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
Desktop Applications Module
SUSE Package Hub 15
Development Tools Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
libGraphicsMagickWand-Q16-2
libGraphicsMagick++-devel
GraphicsMagick-debugsource
libGraphicsMagick++-Q16-12-debuginfo
GraphicsMagick-devel
libGraphicsMagickWand-Q16-2-debuginfo
perl-GraphicsMagick-debuginfo
GraphicsMagick
libGraphicsMagick-Q16-3-debuginfo
libGraphicsMagick++-Q16-12
perl-GraphicsMagick
GraphicsMagick-debuginfo
libGraphicsMagick3-config
libGraphicsMagick-Q16-3
ImageMagick-config-6-SUSE
libMagickCore-6_Q16-1-debuginfo
libMagickCore-6_Q16-1
libMagick++-devel
ImageMagick-devel
ImageMagick-config-6-upstream
ImageMagick-debugsource
libMagickWand-6_Q16-1-debuginfo
ImageMagick-debuginfo
libMagickWand-6_Q16-1
imagemagick (Debian package)
ImageMagick-help
ImageMagick-perl
ImageMagick-c++-devel
ImageMagick-c++
ImageMagick
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10-32bit
ImageMagick-config-7-SUSE
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10-debuginfo
ImageMagick-extra-debuginfo
ImageMagick-extra
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5-32bit-debuginfo
ImageMagick-devel-32bit
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10-32bit-debuginfo
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10-32bit
libMagick++-devel-32bit
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10-32bit-debuginfo
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10-64bit
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5-32bit
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5-64bit-debuginfo
perl-PerlMagick-debuginfo
ImageMagick-doc
ImageMagick-devel-64bit
libMagick++-devel-64bit
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10-64bit-debuginfo
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10-64bit-debuginfo
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10-64bit
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5-64bit
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5-debuginfo
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10
ImageMagick-config-7-upstream
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10-debuginfo
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10
perl-PerlMagick
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5
ImageMagick-config-7-upstream-websafe
ImageMagick-config-7-upstream-open
ImageMagick-config-7-upstream-limited
ImageMagick-config-7-upstream-secure

How to mitigate CVE-2026-46523

Install updates from vendor's website.

ImageMagick - addressed in versions 6.9.13-48, 7.1.2-23
libGraphicsMagickWand-Q16-2 - update to 1.3.42-150600.3.30.1
libGraphicsMagick++-devel - update to 1.3.42-150600.3.30.1
GraphicsMagick-debugsource - update to 1.3.42-150600.3.30.1
libGraphicsMagick++-Q16-12-debuginfo - update to 1.3.42-150600.3.30.1
GraphicsMagick-devel - update to 1.3.42-150600.3.30.1
libGraphicsMagickWand-Q16-2-debuginfo - update to 1.3.42-150600.3.30.1
perl-GraphicsMagick-debuginfo - update to 1.3.42-150600.3.30.1
GraphicsMagick - update to 1.3.42-150600.3.30.1
libGraphicsMagick-Q16-3-debuginfo - update to 1.3.42-150600.3.30.1
libGraphicsMagick++-Q16-12 - update to 1.3.42-150600.3.30.1
perl-GraphicsMagick - update to 1.3.42-150600.3.30.1
GraphicsMagick-debuginfo - update to 1.3.42-150600.3.30.1
libGraphicsMagick3-config - update to 1.3.42-150600.3.30.1
libGraphicsMagick-Q16-3 - update to 1.3.42-150600.3.30.1
ImageMagick-config-6-SUSE - update to 6.8.8.1-71.259.1
libMagickCore-6_Q16-1-debuginfo - update to 6.8.8.1-71.259.1
libMagickCore-6_Q16-1 - update to 6.8.8.1-71.259.1
libMagick++-devel - addressed in versions 6.8.8.1-71.259.1, 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.65.1
ImageMagick-devel - addressed in versions 6.8.8.1-71.259.1, 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.65.1
ImageMagick-config-6-upstream - update to 6.8.8.1-71.259.1
ImageMagick-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.8.8.1-71.259.1, 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.65.1
libMagickWand-6_Q16-1-debuginfo - update to 6.8.8.1-71.259.1
ImageMagick-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.8.8.1-71.259.1, 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.65.1
libMagickWand-6_Q16-1 - update to 6.8.8.1-71.259.1
imagemagick (Debian package) - addressed in versions 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u10, 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u9
ImageMagick-help - addressed in versions 6.9.13.48-1, 7.1.2.23-1
ImageMagick-perl - addressed in versions 6.9.13.48-1, 7.1.2.23-1
ImageMagick-devel - addressed in versions 6.9.13.48-1, 7.1.2.23-1
ImageMagick-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.9.13.48-1, 7.1.2.23-1
ImageMagick-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.9.13.48-1, 7.1.2.23-1
ImageMagick-c++-devel - addressed in versions 6.9.13.48-1, 7.1.2.23-1
ImageMagick-c++ - addressed in versions 6.9.13.48-1, 7.1.2.23-1
ImageMagick - addressed in versions 6.9.13.48-1, 7.1.2.23-1
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10-32bit - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1
ImageMagick-config-7-SUSE - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.65.1
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10-debuginfo - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.65.1
ImageMagick-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1
ImageMagick-extra - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5-32bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1
ImageMagick-devel-32bit - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10-32bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10-32bit - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1
libMagick++-devel-32bit - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10-32bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10-64bit - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5-32bit - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5-64bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1
perl-PerlMagick-debuginfo - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.65.1
ImageMagick-doc - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1
ImageMagick-devel-64bit - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1
libMagick++-devel-64bit - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10-64bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10-64bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10-64bit - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5-64bit - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5-debuginfo - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.65.1
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10 - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.65.1
ImageMagick-config-7-upstream - update to 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10-debuginfo - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.65.1
ImageMagick - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.65.1
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10 - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.65.1
perl-PerlMagick - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.65.1
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5 - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.87.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.65.1
ImageMagick-config-7-upstream-websafe - addressed in versions 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.65.1
ImageMagick-config-7-upstream-open - addressed in versions 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.65.1
ImageMagick-config-7-upstream-limited - addressed in versions 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.65.1
ImageMagick-config-7-upstream-secure - addressed in versions 7.1.1.21-150600.3.73.1, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.65.1

External References

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-5r4x-w6p5-222q

Use-after-free in ImageMagick - CVE-2026-46523

Vulnerability details

Affected software

How to mitigate CVE-2026-46523

External References

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