CVE-2026-116151: ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 Memory Leak in JNG Encoder
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 25/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.27% (FIRST EPSS).
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
- Fixed version: imagemagick (Debian:14) 8:7.1.2.33+dfsg1-1.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to imagemagick (Debian:14) 8:7.1.2.33+dfsg1-1 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 · FIRST EPSS
ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 contains a memory leak in the JNG encoder that fails to release allocated memory when processing a crafted image. Attackers can supply crafted images that are encoded to JNG to leak memory, potentially causing resource exhaustion and a limited denial of service.
- Published
- Oct 25, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 26, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 19th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-401
Report tools
Action score
25
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 25 / 40 · 6.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · VulnCheck
- 6.3
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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What does it mean in your environment?
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Is your version affected?
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (VulnCheck). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
ImageMagick ImageMagick
- 7.1.2-33, 6.9.13-58not affected
- 7.0.0-0 and later · before 7.1.2-33affected
- before 6.9.13-58affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | imagemagick | from 0 | — |
| Debian:14 | imagemagick | before 8:7.1.2.33+dfsg1-1 | 8:7.1.2.33+dfsg1-1 |
Same product
imagemagick: all recordsOther 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 beforKEV92Now
- 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 KEV75This week
- CVE-2016-3715The 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 imKEV75This week
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-116149Oct 25, 2026 · ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 Stack Buffer Overflow via bzip2 Compressed Images28Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-116150Oct 25, 2026 · ImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 Memory Leak in FPX Encoder9Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-116152Oct 25, 2026 · ImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 Memory Leak in MAT Decoder Error Path27Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:imagemagick | 8:7.1.2.33+dfsg1-1 · Debian:14 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
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.
- Published
- Fix recorded+4 d
- TodayOct 29, 2026+4 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-25796244 days apartImageMagick has memory leak of watermark Image object in ReadSTEGANOImage on multiple error/early-return paths30Monitor
- CVE-2026-25969244 days apartImageMagick has Memory Leak in coders/ashlar.c30Monitor
- CVE-2026-25988244 days apartImageMagick's MSL image stack index not refreshed, leading to leaked images.30Monitor
- CVE-2026-1161520 days apartImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 Memory Leak in MAT Decoder Error Path27Monitor
- CVE-2026-1161540 days apartImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 Memory Leak via XML Parsing Depth Limit27Monitor
- CVE-2026-1161550 days apartImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 Memory Leak via Crafted XMP Profile27Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-401 · Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeCVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
- SSVC exploitation— → none
- Exploit maturity— → none
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References
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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.