Resource exhaustion in ImageMagick - #VU144588
Published: August 24, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU144588
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources in OpenPixelCache. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
ImageMagick
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
ImageMagick - addressed in versions 6.9.13-55, 7.1.2-30