CVE-2026-106578
MEDIUM 5.9ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to 7.1.2-31 and 6.9.13-56, a crafted image can cause an invalid memory free in the MVG decoder and crash the process. This issue is fixed in versions 7.1.2-31 and 6.9.13-56.
NO EXPLOITATION SIGNALS
No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.
Exploitation likelihood
0.4%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 33rd percentile
○ In CISA KEV
○ Public exploit / PoC
Impact if exploited
5.9CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM
- ConfidentialityNone
- IntegrityNone
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ⚠Complexity: Needs a race window or specific setup
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept & exploit code
- github-search Search GitHub for public PoC repos
Test against your own equipment
curl -s https://vulnpedia.com/cve/CVE-2026-106578/poc.jsonMachine-readable PoC index for this CVE (for automation).Listed for defensive triage, patch verification, and authorized testing on systems you own. Machine-readable: /cve/CVE-2026-106578/poc.json
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-590: : Free of Memory not on the Heap
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
All CVSS metrics
- MEDIUM 5.9 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - MEDIUM 5.9 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
Technical & other
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-6xf5-c3jx-rp39
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/5d29c094020612dc8fb471b10fc1d1cc6e9e4378
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/bfe0117fd9742b3970383e000978d64e5e04372d
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/releases/tag/7.1.2-31
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/releases/tag/6.9.13-56