CVE-2026-61870 | ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 contains a memory leak vulnerabi… | CVSS 2.9 LOW

Description

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the VIFF encoder when memory allocation fails. Attackers can trigger allocation failures by processing specially crafted VIFF images to exhaust available memory and cause denial of service.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-61870
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 2026-07-10 21:54 UTC
Published: 2026-07-11 13:01 UTC
Last updated: 2026-07-11 13:01 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-401
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Vendor / Product: ImageMagick / ImageMagick
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

2.9 LOW CVSS 3.1

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

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-401	cna	Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

CVSS scores (2)

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

References (2)

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-m596-67p7-69wh) https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-m596-67p7-69wh
VulnCheck Advisory: ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Memory Leak via VIFF Encoder https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-26-memory-leak-via-viff-encoder