Description
ImageMagick before 6.9.13-57 and 7.x before 7.1.2-32 lacks proper synchronization when the security policy is accessed, so simultaneous reads and writes of the policy by multiple threads trigger a race condition that causes a heap buffer over-write. An attacker able to induce concurrent security policy access can crash the application, causing a denial of service.
Published: 2026-10-12
Score: 2 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-787
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Low


Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description ImageMagick before 6.9.13-57 and 7.x before 7.1.2-32 lacks proper synchronization when the security policy is accessed, so simultaneous reads and writes of the policy by multiple threads trigger a race condition that causes a heap buffer over-write. An attacker able to induce concurrent security policy access can crash the application, causing a denial of service.
Title ImageMagick before 6.9.13-57 and 7.x before 7.1.2-32 Heap Buffer Overflow via Concurrent Security Policy Access
First Time appeared Imagemagick
Imagemagick imagemagick
Weaknesses CWE-362
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Imagemagick
Imagemagick imagemagick
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 2.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Imagemagick Imagemagick
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-13T16:55:48.141Z

Reserved: 2026-10-12T14:12:03.637Z

Link: CVE-2026-109279

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-13T15:49:13.585Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-12T17:17:20.577

Modified: 2026-10-13T17:17:24.383

Link: CVE-2026-109279

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-10-12T16:04:43Z

Links: CVE-2026-109279 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-13T13:45:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-362

    Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

  • CWE-787

    Out-of-bounds Write