Uncontrolled Recursion in ImageMagick - #VU158690
Published: November 2, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU158690
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-674
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service by terminating the application.
The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled recursion in the ImageMagick MSVG decoder when processing a crafted image. A remote attacker can trick a victim into opening a crafted image to exhaust the stack and terminate the application.
Affected software
ImageMagick
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.
ImageMagick - addressed in versions 6.9.13-60, 7.1.2-35