CVE-2026-61860 | ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51 contains a use-aft… | CVSS 3.7 LOW

Description

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51 contains a use-after-free vulnerability that occurs when freetype initialization fails: the method does not exit and continues to use memory that was already freed. This can be triggered during image processing and may lead to a denial of service.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-61860
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 2026-07-10 21:53 UTC
Published: 2026-07-15 11:25 UTC
Last updated: 2026-07-15 12:22 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-416
Use After Free
Vendor / Product: ImageMagick / ImageMagick
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

3.7 LOW CVSS 3.1

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

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Tech. Impact: partial

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-416	cna	Use After Free

CVSS scores (2)

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

References (2)

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-6jwg-7q3p-5fqm) https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-6jwg-7q3p-5fqm
VulnCheck Advisory: ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Use-After-Free via freetype https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-26-use-after-free-via-freetype