CVE-2026-86420
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CVE-2026-86420 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 and 6.9.13-55 fails to properly lower the memory budget when an operation inside OpenPixelCache fails. Repeated triggering of such failures can exhaust the process memory budget and result in a denial of service.. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 and 6.9.13-55 fails to properly lower the memory budget when an operation inside OpenPixelCache fails. Repeated triggering of such failures can exhaust the process memory budget and result in a denial of service.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Imagemagick | Imagemagick | < 6.9.13-55 |
| Imagemagick | Imagemagick | >= 7.0.0-0, < 7.1.2-30 |
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