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CVE-2016-3715: The EPHEMERAL coder in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via a crafted…

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1KEVWeaponized Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: This week (action score 75/100)

  • CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild (Nov 3, 2021). Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: May 3, 2022.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 75.3% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.5% of all records.
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: graphicsmagick (Debian:12) 1.3.24-1; imagemagick (Debian:12) 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2; graphicsmagick (Debian:7) 1.3.16-1.1+deb7u1.

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window. Upgrade to graphicsmagick (Debian:12) 1.3.24-1; imagemagick (Debian:12) 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2; graphicsmagick (Debian:7) 1.3.16-1.1+deb7u1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · CISA KEV · FIRST EPSS

The EPHEMERAL coder in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via a crafted image.

Published
May 5, 2016
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
75.3% · 99th percentile

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Action score

75

This week

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV
30 / 30 · Listed
EPSS
23 / 30 · 75.3%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

Actively exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Nov 3, 2021. That signals real attacks, not theory.

Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: May 3, 2022.

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
imagemagickimagemagick
redhatenterprise linux desktop
redhatenterprise linux eus
redhatenterprise linux for ibm z systems
redhatenterprise linux for ibm z systems eus
redhatenterprise linux for power big endian
redhatenterprise linux for power big endian eus
redhatenterprise linux for power little endian
redhatenterprise linux for power little endian eus
redhatenterprise linux hpc node
redhatenterprise linux hpc node eus
redhatenterprise linux server

and 18 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • canonical ubuntu linux12.04
  • canonical ubuntu linux14.04
  • canonical ubuntu linux15.10
  • canonical ubuntu linux16.04
  • imagemagick imagemagickbefore 6.9.3-10
  • imagemagick imagemagick7.0.0-0
  • imagemagick imagemagick7.0.1-0
  • opensuse leap42.1
+12 more rows
  • opensuse opensuse13.2
  • oracle linux6
  • oracle linux7
  • oracle solaris10
  • oracle solaris11.3
  • redhat enterprise linux desktop6.0
  • redhat enterprise linux desktop7.0
  • redhat enterprise linux eus6.7
  • redhat enterprise linux eus7.2
  • redhat enterprise linux eus7.3
  • redhat enterprise linux eus7.4
  • redhat enterprise linux eus7.5

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12graphicsmagickbefore 1.3.24-11.3.24-1
Debian:12imagemagickbefore 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-28:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2
Debian:7graphicsmagickbefore 1.3.16-1.1+deb7u11.3.16-1.1+deb7u1
Debian:7imagemagickbefore 8:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u58:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u5
Debian:8graphicsmagickbefore 1.3.20-3+deb8u21.3.20-3+deb8u2
Debian:8imagemagickbefore 8:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u28:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u2
openSUSE:TumbleweedGraphicsMagickbefore 1.3.25-1.11.3.25-1.1
openSUSE:TumbleweedImageMagickbefore 6.9.6.6-1.16.9.6.6-1.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientImageMagickbefore 0:6.7.2.7-4.el6_70:6.7.2.7-4.el6_7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientImageMagick-c++before 0:6.7.2.7-4.el6_70:6.7.2.7-4.el6_7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientImageMagick-c++-develbefore 0:6.7.2.7-4.el6_70:6.7.2.7-4.el6_7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientImageMagick-debuginfobefore 0:6.7.2.7-4.el6_70:6.7.2.7-4.el6_7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientImageMagick-develbefore 0:6.7.2.7-4.el6_70:6.7.2.7-4.el6_7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientImageMagick-docbefore 0:6.7.2.7-4.el6_70:6.7.2.7-4.el6_7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientImageMagick-perlbefore 0:6.7.2.7-4.el6_70:6.7.2.7-4.el6_7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientImageMagickbefore 0:6.7.8.9-13.el7_20:6.7.8.9-13.el7_2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientImageMagick-c++before 0:6.7.8.9-13.el7_20:6.7.8.9-13.el7_2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientImageMagick-c++-develbefore 0:6.7.8.9-13.el7_20:6.7.8.9-13.el7_2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientImageMagick-debuginfobefore 0:6.7.8.9-13.el7_20:6.7.8.9-13.el7_2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientImageMagick-develbefore 0:6.7.8.9-13.el7_20:6.7.8.9-13.el7_2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientImageMagick-docbefore 0:6.7.8.9-13.el7_20:6.7.8.9-13.el7_2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientImageMagick-perlbefore 0:6.7.8.9-13.el7_20:6.7.8.9-13.el7_2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12ImageMagickbefore 6.8.8.1-19.16.8.8.1-19.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4GraphicsMagickbefore 1.2.5-4.35.11.2.5-4.35.1

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Same product

imagemagick: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2016-3714The (1) EPHEMERAL, (2) HTTPS, (3) MVG, (4) MSL, (5) TEXT, (6) SHOW, (7) WIN, and (8) PLT coders in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x…KEV
    92Now
  • CVE-2016-3718The (1) HTTP and (2) FTP coders in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allow remote attackers to conduct server-side request…KEV
    75This week
  • CVE-2022-44268ImageMagick 7.1.0-49 is vulnerable to Information Disclosure.
    53Plan

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2012-3437Aug 7, 2012 · The Magick_png_malloc function in coders/png.c in ImageMagick 6.7.8 and earlier does not use the proper variable type for the allocation…
    18Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2013-4298Sep 10, 2013 · The ReadGIFImage function in coders/gif.c in ImageMagick before 6.7.8-8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory…
    18Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2016-3716May 5, 2016 · The MSL coder in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allows remote attackers to move arbitrary files via a crafted image.
    16Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:graphicsmagick1.3.24-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
debian:imagemagick8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:GraphicsMagick1.3.25-1.1 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
opensuse:ImageMagick6.9.6.6-1.1 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ImageMagick0:6.7.2.7-4.el6_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ImageMagick-c++0:6.7.2.7-4.el6_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ImageMagick-c++-devel0:6.7.2.7-4.el6_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ImageMagick-debuginfo0:6.7.2.7-4.el6_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ImageMagick-devel0:6.7.2.7-4.el6_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ImageMagick-doc0:6.7.2.7-4.el6_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ImageMagick-perl0:6.7.2.7-4.el6_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
suse:GraphicsMagick1.2.5-4.35.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4Package registry (OSV)
suse:ImageMagick6.8.8.1-19.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrydos2016-05-04

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. First PoC-2 d
  2. Published
  3. CISA KEV+2007 d
  4. TodayNov 15, 2026+3846 d

Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-552 · Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

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References

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