PatchTheCVECVE-2026-106568: ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images
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Routine
MEDIUM 5.3REMOTEUPGRADE
CVE-2026-106568 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.3) affecting imagemagick. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to 7.1.2-32 and 6.9.13-57, a crafted XMP profile embedded in an image can cause the profile parser to enter an infinite loop, preventing image processing from completing. This issue is fixed in versions 7.1.2-32 and 6.9.13-57.
Why this priority
- Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action
A fixed release or distro patch exists.
Risk facts
| CVSS score | 5.3 (Medium) |
| Attack vector | Network (remote) |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges needed | None |
| User interaction | None |
| EPSS exploit chance | 0.4% (top 69%) |
| CISA exploited list | No |
| Weakness | CWE-835 |
| Published | 2026-10-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-10-22 |
Publisher (CNA): GitHub, Inc. · Vendor: imagemagick
Am I affected?
Timeline
- Published CVE record published
- Updated Record last modified
imagemagick imagemagick UPGRADE
Affected: < 6.9.13-57 · >= 7.0.0-0 and < 7.1.2-32
Fixed in: 6.9.13-57, 7.1.2-32
Safe to downgrade to: a release before 7.0.0-0
1. Check installed version
apt-cache policy imagemagick || rpm -q imagemagick || imagemagick --version
2. UPGRADE to 6.9.13-57 (Debian / Ubuntu)
sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade imagemagick
2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)
sudo dnf upgrade imagemagick
Note
Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.
3. If no update is available yet, DOWNGRADE to a release before 7.0.0-0 (Debian / Ubuntu)
apt-cache madison imagemagick
sudo apt install imagemagick=<VERSION_BEFORE_7.0.0-0>
sudo apt-mark hold imagemagick
3. If no update is available yet, DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)
dnf --showduplicates list imagemagick
sudo dnf downgrade imagemagick-<VERSION_BEFORE_7.0.0-0>
sudo dnf versionlock add imagemagick
Downgrade risk
Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.
After downgrade
Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.
Exact fixes by distribution
Fedora 46 · diffoscope · FIXED · 335-1.fc46 · FEDORA-2026-e4c4cc0856 · source
sudo dnf upgrade --advisory=FEDORA-2026-e4c4cc0856
Debian 12 · imagemagick · NO FIX YET
Debian 13 · imagemagick · NO FIX YET
RHEL 6 · ImageMagick · DEFERRED
RHEL 7 · ImageMagick · DEFERRED
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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.
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