ImageMagick before 6.9.13-57 and 7.x before 7.1.2-32 contains a memory leak in the PNG encoder, which does not release allocated memory when libpng initialization fails. Attackers who can repeatedly trigger PNG encoding operations in which libpng initialization fails can exhaust memory and cause a denial of service.
History

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-772
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Low


Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Description ImageMagick before 6.9.13-57 and 7.x before 7.1.2-32 contains a memory leak in the PNG encoder, which does not release allocated memory when libpng initialization fails. Attackers who can repeatedly trigger PNG encoding operations in which libpng initialization fails can exhaust memory and cause a denial of service.
Title ImageMagick before 6.9.13-57 and 7.x before 7.1.2-32 Memory Leak in PNG Encoder
First Time appeared Imagemagick
Imagemagick imagemagick
Weaknesses CWE-401
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Imagemagick
Imagemagick imagemagick
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-10-12T16:04:30.638Z

Updated: 2026-10-13T18:18:20.398Z

Reserved: 2026-10-12T14:10:14.200Z

Link: CVE-2026-109260

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-13T18:18:13.457Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-10-12T17:17:17.730

Modified: 2026-11-03T16:26:42.293

Link: CVE-2026-109260

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-10-12T16:04:30Z

Links: CVE-2026-109260 - Bugzilla