ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41, an uninitialized pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the JBIG decoder due to a missing check. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-wj8w-pjxf-9g4f cve-icon
History

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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Description ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41, an uninitialized pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the JBIG decoder due to a missing check. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41.
Title ImageMagick has an uninitialized pointer dereference in JBIG decoder
Weaknesses CWE-252
CWE-824
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2026-03-09T21:40:42.117Z

Updated: 2026-03-09T21:40:42.117Z

Reserved: 2026-03-02T21:43:19.927Z

Link: CVE-2026-28691

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