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CVE-2026-28689: ImageMagick has a Path Policy TOCTOU symlink race bypass

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: 0.11% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
  • Fixed version: ImageMagick ImageMagick 7.1.2-16.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to ImageMagick ImageMagick 7.1.2-16 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 is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41, domain="path" authorization is checked before final file open/use. A symlink swap between check-time and use-time bypasses policy-denied read/write. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41.

MediumCVSS 6.3 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Mar 10, 2026
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.1% · 1th percentile

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Action score

25

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
25 / 40 · 6.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.1%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
—
CNA · GitHub_M
6.3
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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
imagemagickimagemagick

Affected versions

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

  • imagemagick imagemagickbefore 6.9.13-41
  • imagemagick imagemagick7.0.0-0 and later · before 7.1.2-16

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • ImageMagick ImageMagick

    • >= 7.0.0, < 7.1.2-16, < 6.9.13-41affected

Package-level exposure

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

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Alpine:v3.23imagemagickfrom 7.0.0-0 · before 7.1.2.17-r07.1.2.17-r0
Debian:12imagemagickbefore 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u88:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u8
Debian:13imagemagickbefore 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u78:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u7
Debian:14imagemagickbefore 8:7.1.2.16+dfsg1-18:7.1.2.16+dfsg1-1
NuGetMagick.NET-Q16-AnyCPUbefore 14.10.414.10.4
NuGetMagick.NET-Q16-arm64before 14.10.414.10.4
NuGetMagick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPUbefore 14.10.414.10.4
NuGetMagick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64before 14.10.414.10.4
NuGetMagick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64before 14.10.414.10.4
NuGetMagick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64before 14.10.414.10.4
NuGetMagick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64before 14.10.414.10.4
NuGetMagick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86before 14.10.414.10.4
NuGetMagick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64before 14.10.414.10.4
NuGetMagick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64before 14.10.414.10.4
NuGetMagick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x86before 14.10.414.10.4
NuGetMagick.NET-Q16-x64before 14.10.414.10.4
NuGetMagick.NET-Q16-x86before 14.10.414.10.4
NuGetMagick.NET-Q8-AnyCPUbefore 14.10.414.10.4
NuGetMagick.NET-Q8-arm64before 14.10.414.10.4
NuGetMagick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64before 14.10.414.10.4
NuGetMagick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64before 14.10.414.10.4
NuGetMagick.NET-Q8-x64before 14.10.414.10.4
NuGetMagick.NET-Q8-x86before 14.10.414.10.4
openSUSE:Leap 15.6ImageMagickbefore 7.1.1.21-150600.3.50.17.1.1.21-150600.3.50.1

+7

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-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…KEV
    75This week

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-28687Mar 10, 2026 · ImageMagick has a Heap Use-After-Free in ImageMagick MSL decoder
    21Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-28688Mar 10, 2026 · ImageMagick has a heap use-after-free in the MSL encoder
    21Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2026-28690Mar 10, 2026 · ImageMagick has a stack write buffer overflow in MNG encoder
    26Monitor

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
ImageMagick ImageMagick7.1.2-16 · descriptionVendor (CNA)
alpine:imagemagick7.1.2.17-r0 · Alpine:v3.23Package registry (OSV)
debian:imagemagick8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u8 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
NuGet:Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU14.10.4Package registry (OSV)
NuGet:Magick.NET-Q16-arm6414.10.4Package registry (OSV)
NuGet:Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU14.10.4Package registry (OSV)
NuGet:Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm6414.10.4Package registry (OSV)
NuGet:Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm6414.10.4Package registry (OSV)
NuGet:Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x6414.10.4Package registry (OSV)
NuGet:Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x6414.10.4Package registry (OSV)
NuGet:Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x8614.10.4Package registry (OSV)
NuGet:Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm6414.10.4Package registry (OSV)
NuGet:Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x6414.10.4Package registry (OSV)
NuGet:Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x8614.10.4Package registry (OSV)
NuGet:Magick.NET-Q16-x6414.10.4Package registry (OSV)
NuGet:Magick.NET-Q16-x8614.10.4Package registry (OSV)
NuGet:Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU14.10.4Package registry (OSV)
NuGet:Magick.NET-Q8-arm6414.10.4Package registry (OSV)
NuGet:Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm6414.10.4Package registry (OSV)
NuGet:Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x6414.10.4Package registry (OSV)
NuGet:Magick.NET-Q8-x6414.10.4Package registry (OSV)
NuGet:Magick.NET-Q8-x8614.10.4Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:ImageMagick7.1.1.21-150600.3.50.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
suse:ImageMagick6.8.8.1-71.236.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:ImageMagick7.1.1.21-150600.3.50.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSSPackage 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.

No dated events beyond publication.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

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 researchers

Finders, 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-2026-61858123 days apartImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Policy Bypass via APNG encoder
    19Monitor
  • CVE-2026-61859127 days apartImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Policy Bypass via script operation
    19Monitor
  • CVE-2026-86424181 days apartImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 Path Traversal via TOCTOU Symlink Race
    8Monitor
  • CVE-2026-105081216 days apartImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 Policy Bypass via Symlink in IsRightsAuthorizedByName
    8Monitor
  • CVE-2026-109274216 days apartImageMagick before 7.1.2-32 TOCTOU Symlink Race Path Policy Bypass via magick script
    8Monitor
  • CVE-2026-86422181 days apartImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 Path Policy TOCTOU Symlink Race
    4Monitor

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

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

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

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CVSS vector

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

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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