CVE-2026-25966
Detail
Description
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. The shipped "secure" security policy includes a rule intended to prevent reading/writing from standard streams. However, ImageMagick also supports fd:<n> pseudo-filenames (e.g., fd:0, fd:1). Prior to versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, this path form is not blocked by the secure policy templates, and therefore bypasses the protection goal of "no stdin/stdout." Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch by including a change to the more secure policies by default. As a workaround, add the change to one's security policy manually.
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
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Change History
4 change records found show changes
CVE Modified by CISA-ADP
6/17/2026 6:25:30 AM
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{"timestamp":"2026-02-26T21:02:30.439529Z","id":"CVE-2026-25966","options":[{"exploitation":"none"},{"automatable":"no"},{"technicalImpact":"partial"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}
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CVE Modified by GitHub, Inc.
6/17/2026 6:25:30 AM
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[{"vendor":"ImageMagick","product":"ImageMagick","versions":[{"version":">= 7.0.0, < 7.1.2-15","status":"affected"},{"version":"< 6.9.13-40","status":"affected"}]}]
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Initial Analysis by NIST
2/25/2026 6:59:20 AM
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CVSS V3.1 |
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CWE |
NVD-CWE-noinfo
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CPE Configuration |
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.9.13-40
*cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.0-0 up to (excluding) 7.1.2-15
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GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-xwc6-v6g8-pw2h Types: Third Party Advisory
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New CVE Received from GitHub, Inc.
2/23/2026 9:16:01 PM
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Description |
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. The shipped "secure" security policy includes a rule intended to prevent reading/writing from standard streams. However, ImageMagick also supports fd:<n> pseudo-filenames (e.g., fd:0, fd:1). Prior to versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, this path form is not blocked by the secure policy templates, and therefore bypasses the protection goal of "no stdin/stdout." Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch by including a change to the more secure policies by default. As a workaround, add the change to one's security policy manually.
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CVSS V3.1 |
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CWE |
CWE-284
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Reference |
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-xwc6-v6g8-pw2h
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Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2026-25966 NVD
Published Date: 02/23/2026 NVD
Last Modified: 06/17/2026
Source: GitHub, Inc.
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