CVE-2026-61859 | ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-x before 6.9.13-51 co… | CVSS 3.3 LOW

Description

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-x before 6.9.13-51 contains a policy bypass vulnerability in the -script operation due to missing security policy checks. This allows reading files from paths that are otherwise disallowed by the configured security policy.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-61859
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 2026-07-10 21:53 UTC
Published: 2026-07-15 11:25 UTC
Last updated: 2026-07-15 11:47 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following…
Vendor / Product: ImageMagick / ImageMagick
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

3.3 LOW CVSS 3.1

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

Affected products (2)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
ImageMagick	ImageMagick	—	0 < 7.1.2-26, 7.1.2-26
ImageMagick	ImageMagick	—	0 < 6.9.13-51, 6.9.13-51

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-59	cna	Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CVSS scores (2)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
4.8	MEDIUM	4.0	cna	CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
3.3	LOW	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References (2)

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-vghg-5jrg-2398) https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-vghg-5jrg-2398
VulnCheck Advisory: ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Policy Bypass via script operation https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-26-policy-bypass-via-script-operation