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CVE-2026-28692

MEDIUMCVSS 4.8/10EPSS 0.26%

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CVE-2026-28692 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.8/10 on the CVSS scale. ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41, MAT decoder uses 32-bit arithmetic due to incorrect parenthesization resulting in a heap over-read. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41, MAT decoder uses 32-bit arithmetic due to incorrect parenthesization resulting in a heap over-read. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
4.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

EPSS Probability
0.26%

17.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
ImagemagickImagemagick< 6.9.13-41
ImagemagickImagemagick>= 7.0.0-0, < 7.1.2-16

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-28692?
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41, MAT decoder uses 32-bit arithmetic due to incorrect parenthesization resulting in a heap over-read. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41.
How severe is CVE-2026-28692?
CVE-2026-28692 has a CVSS score of 4.8/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.26% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2026-28692?
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Source: NVD / NIST