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6.2
ImageMagick can crash when processing certain image metadata
CVE-2026-26066
GHSA-v994-63cg-9wj3
CVE-2026-26066
Summary
ImageMagick, a popular image editing software, can crash or freeze if it encounters a specific type of corrupted image metadata. This can happen when it tries to read or write image data with incorrect or malformed IPTC (image metadata) information. To protect your system, update to the latest version of ImageMagick if you're using an outdated version.
What to do
- Update magick.net-q16-anycpu to version 14.10.3.
- Update magick.net-q16-hdri-anycpu to version 14.10.3.
- Update magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-arm64 to version 14.10.3.
- Update magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-x64 to version 14.10.3.
- Update magick.net-q16-hdri-arm64 to version 14.10.3.
- Update magick.net-q16-hdri-x64 to version 14.10.3.
- Update magick.net-q16-hdri-x86 to version 14.10.3.
- Update magick.net-q16-openmp-arm64 to version 14.10.3.
- Update magick.net-q16-openmp-x64 to version 14.10.3.
- Update magick.net-q16-openmp-x86 to version 14.10.3.
- Update magick.net-q16-arm64 to version 14.10.3.
- Update magick.net-q16-x64 to version 14.10.3.
- Update magick.net-q16-x86 to version 14.10.3.
- Update magick.net-q8-anycpu to version 14.10.3.
- Update magick.net-q8-openmp-arm64 to version 14.10.3.
- Update magick.net-q8-openmp-x64 to version 14.10.3.
- Update magick.net-q8-arm64 to version 14.10.3.
- Update magick.net-q8-x64 to version 14.10.3.
- Update agick.net-q8-x86 to version 14.10.3.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fix available |
|---|---|---|---|
| – | magick.net-q16-anycpu | <= 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| – | magick.net-q16-hdri-anycpu | <= 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| – | magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-arm64 | <= 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| – | magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-x64 | <= 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| – | magick.net-q16-hdri-arm64 | <= 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| – | magick.net-q16-hdri-x64 | <= 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| – | magick.net-q16-hdri-x86 | <= 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| – | magick.net-q16-openmp-arm64 | <= 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| – | magick.net-q16-openmp-x64 | <= 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| – | magick.net-q16-openmp-x86 | <= 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| – | magick.net-q16-arm64 | <= 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| – | magick.net-q16-x64 | <= 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| – | magick.net-q16-x86 | <= 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| – | magick.net-q8-anycpu | <= 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| – | magick.net-q8-openmp-arm64 | <= 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| – | magick.net-q8-openmp-x64 | <= 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| – | magick.net-q8-arm64 | <= 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| – | magick.net-q8-x64 | <= 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| – | agick.net-q8-x86 | <= 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | <= 6.9.13-40 | – |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | > 7.0.0-0 , <= 7.1.2-15 | – |
Original title
ImageMagick has infinite loop when writing IPTCTEXT leads to denial of service via crafted profile
Original 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, a crafted profile contain invalid IPTC data may cause an infinite loop when writing it with `IPTCTEXT`. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.
nvd CVSS3.1
7.5
Vulnerability type
CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CWE-835
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26066
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/880057ce34f6da9dff2fe3b290bbbc...
- https://github.com/dlemstra/Magick.NET/releases/tag/14.10.3
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v994-63cg-9wj3
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-v994-63cg-9w... Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/26xxx/CVE-2026-26066... Vendor Advisory
Published: 24 Feb 2026 · Updated: 12 Mar 2026 · First seen: 6 Mar 2026