ImageMagick before 6.9.13-57 and 7.x before 7.1.2-32 contains a use after free vulnerability in the PDF writer when writing CMYK images with JPEG2000 compression. Attackers can supply a crafted CMYK image that, when written to PDF with JPEG2000 compression, causes freed memory to be reused, potentially crashing the process.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
ImageMagick ImageMagick unaffected
Version Status Constraints
7.0.0-0 affected < 7.1.2-32
7.1.2-32 unaffected —
ImageMagick ImageMagick unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 6.9.13-57
6.9.13-57 unaffected —

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References
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https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/3285d692ebf200e9cbeff59d1ccc00caab99ad54 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-j39j-wmxg-j8mv cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/966e227a1a8b520ea1652e2eb3ca78b08d3206f5 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-6.9.13-57-and-7-x-before-7.1.2-32-use-after-free-in-pdf-writer-via-jpeg2000 cve-icon cve-icon
History

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Description ImageMagick before 6.9.13-57 and 7.x before 7.1.2-32 contains a use after free vulnerability in the PDF writer when writing CMYK images with JPEG2000 compression. Attackers can supply a crafted CMYK image that, when written to PDF with JPEG2000 compression, causes freed memory to be reused, potentially crashing the process.
Title ImageMagick before 6.9.13-57 and 7.x before 7.1.2-32 Use After Free in PDF Writer via JPEG2000
First Time appeared Imagemagick
Imagemagick imagemagick
Weaknesses CWE-416
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'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-12T16:04:36.039Z

Reserved: 2026-10-12T14:11:07.804Z

Link: CVE-2026-109268

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-12T17:17:18.930

Modified: 2026-10-12T17:17:18.930

Link: CVE-2026-109268

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Updated: 2026-10-12T17:45:15Z

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