CVE-2026-23952
January 22, 2026
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Versions 14.10.1 and below have a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the MSL (Magick Scripting Language) parser when processing <comment> tags before images are loaded. This can lead to DoS attack due to assertion failure (debug builds) or NULL pointer dereference (release builds). This issue is fixed in version 14.10.2.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=7.0.1-0 <7.1.2-13Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 7.1.2-13https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=6.9.4-0 <6.9.13-38Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 6.9.13-38magick.net-q16-anycpu (NUGET):
Affected version(s) >=6.8.8.1001 <14.10.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 14.10.2magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-arm64 (NUGET):
Affected version(s) >=8.6.0 <14.10.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 14.10.2magick.net-q16-openmp-x64 (NUGET):
Affected version(s) >=7.14.0 <14.10.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 14.10.2magick.net-q16-x64 (NUGET):
Affected version(s) >=6.8.5.401 <14.10.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 14.10.2magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-x64 (NUGET):
Affected version(s) >=7.14.0 <14.10.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 14.10.2magick.net-q16-hdri-x64 (NUGET):
Affected version(s) >=6.8.9.101 <14.10.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 14.10.2magick.net-q16-hdri-x86 (NUGET):
Affected version(s) >=6.8.9.101 <14.10.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 14.10.2magick.net-q16-hdri-anycpu (NUGET):
Affected version(s) >=6.8.9.101 <14.10.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 14.10.2magick.net-q16-x86 (NUGET):
Affected version(s) >=6.8.5.401 <14.10.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 14.10.2magick.net-q16-arm64 (NUGET):
Affected version(s) >=8.6.0 <14.10.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 14.10.2magick.net-q16-openmp-arm64 (NUGET):
Affected version(s) >=8.6.0 <14.10.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 14.10.2magick.net-q8-arm64 (NUGET):
Affected version(s) >=8.6.0 <14.10.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 14.10.2magick.net-q8-x86 (NUGET):
Affected version(s) >=6.8.5.401 <14.10.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 14.10.2magick.net-q8-anycpu (NUGET):
Affected version(s) >=6.8.8.1001 <14.10.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 14.10.2magick.net-q8-x64 (NUGET):
Affected version(s) >=6.8.5.401 <14.10.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 14.10.2magick.net-q16-hdri-arm64 (NUGET):
Affected version(s) >=8.6.0 <14.10.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 14.10.2magick.net-q8-openmp-x64 (NUGET):
Affected version(s) >=7.14.0 <14.10.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 14.10.2magick.net-q8-openmp-arm64 (NUGET):
Affected version(s) >=8.6.0 <14.10.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 14.10.2Related ResourcesĀ (3)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
7.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
NULL Pointer Dereference
EPSS
Base Score:
0.02