CVE-2026-106572 (CVSS 5.3)

Description

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to 7.1.2-30 and 6.9.13-55, a missing recursion-depth check in the CALS decoder allows a crafted CALS image to exhaust the call stack and terminate the process. This issue is fixed in versions 7.1.2-30 and 6.9.13-55.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.3

MEDIUM

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

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-674 CWE-674

References

Other References

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/19bce64e3667ff03 https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/releases/tag/7.1.2-30 https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-wxw6-98rj-hjfr https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/0ca580238abba18910cfee0fcc3159621fec0dee https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/releases/tag/6.9.13-55

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-106572? +

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to 7.1.2-30 and 6.9.13-55, a missing recursion-depth check in the CALS decoder allows a crafted CALS image to exhaust the call stack and terminate the process. This issue is fixed in versions 7.1.2-30 and 6.9.13-55. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2026-106572? +

CVE-2026-106572 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.3 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-106572? +

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