ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 contains a memory leak in the MSL decoder that fails to release allocated memory when processing a crafted MSL image. Attackers can supply crafted MSL files for processing to repeatedly leak memory, causing resource exhaustion and denial of service.
History

Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-772
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Low


Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 contains a memory leak in the MSL decoder that fails to release allocated memory when processing a crafted MSL image. Attackers can supply crafted MSL files for processing to repeatedly leak memory, causing resource exhaustion and denial of service.
Title ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 Memory Leak in MSL Decoder
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:H/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: 2026-10-25T13:19:56.440Z

Updated: 2026-10-25T13:19:56.440Z

Reserved: 2026-10-25T12:21:59.039Z

Link: CVE-2026-116146

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-25T14:16:52.690

Modified: 2026-10-26T13:49:46.657

Link: CVE-2026-116146

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-10-25T13:19:56Z

Links: CVE-2026-116146 - Bugzilla