ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, when a PCD file does not contain a valid Sync marker, the DecodeImage() function becomes trapped in an infinite loop while searching for the Sync marker, causing the program to become unresponsive and continuously consume CPU resources, ultimately leading to system resource exhaustion and denial of service. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.
History

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Dlemstra
Dlemstra magick.net
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:dlemstra:magick.net:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Dlemstra
Dlemstra magick.net

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-835
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Imagemagick
Imagemagick imagemagick
Vendors & Products Imagemagick
Imagemagick imagemagick

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:45:00 +0000

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Description ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, when a PCD file does not contain a valid Sync marker, the DecodeImage() function becomes trapped in an infinite loop while searching for the Sync marker, causing the program to become unresponsive and continuously consume CPU resources, ultimately leading to system resource exhaustion and denial of service. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.
Title ImageMagick: Infinite loop vulnerability when parsing a PCD file
Weaknesses CWE-400
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: 2026-02-24T00:34:04.907Z

Updated: 2026-02-26T14:49:07.397Z

Reserved: 2026-01-23T00:38:20.548Z

Link: CVE-2026-24485

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-26T14:48:59.508Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-02-24T01:16:12.757

Modified: 2026-02-27T14:34:13.443

Link: CVE-2026-24485

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-02-24T00:34:04Z

Links: CVE-2026-24485 - Bugzilla