Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in ImageMagick - #VU144584
Published: August 24, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU144584
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-367
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to time-of-check time-of-use race condition in the video decoder. A local user can bypass policy-denied write in the video decoder.
Affected software
ImageMagick
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
ImageMagick - addressed in versions 6.9.13-55, 7.1.2-30