CVE-2026-86422
Published:September 07, 2026
Updated:September 22, 2026
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 contains a time-of-check-time-of-use vulnerability in path policy enforcement on Windows that allows attackers to bypass read or write restrictions by exploiting symlink race conditions. Attackers can swap symlinks between policy validation and file access to read or write policy-denied files.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=6.9.4-0 <6.9.13-55Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 6.9.13-55https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=7.0.1-0 <7.1.2-30Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 7.1.2-30Related Resources (4)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
1
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
PRESENT
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
3.3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
EPSS
Base Score:
0.10