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8.6
ImageMagick allows unauthorized access to sensitive files
CVE-2026-25965
GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
CVE-2026-25965
Summary
ImageMagick software had a security flaw that allowed it to accidentally read files that were meant to be restricted. This could potentially expose sensitive information. To fix this, the latest versions of ImageMagick enforce this restriction correctly, but you may need to update your policy to prevent both reading and writing to sensitive files.
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 magick.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 |
| – | magick.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's policy bypass through path traversal allows reading restricted content despite secured policy
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, ImageMagick’s path security policy is enforced on the raw filename string before the filesystem resolves it. As a result, a policy rule such as /etc/* can be bypassed by a path traversal. The OS resolves the traversal and opens the sensitive file, but the policy matcher only sees the unnormalized path and therefore allows the read. This enables local file disclosure (LFI) even when policy-secure.xml is applied. Actions to prevent reading from files have been taken in versions .7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 But it make sure writing is also not possible the following should be added to one's policy. This will also be included in ImageMagick's more secure policies by default.
nvd CVSS3.1
7.5
Vulnerability type
CWE-22
Path Traversal
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25965
- https://github.com/dlemstra/Magick.NET/releases/tag/14.10.3
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9gm7
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-8jvj-p28h-9g... Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/25xxx/CVE-2026-25965... Vendor Advisory
Published: 24 Feb 2026 · Updated: 12 Mar 2026 · First seen: 6 Mar 2026