CVE-2026-109280

2.5Low

Published 12 Oct 2026 · NVD status: Awaiting Analysis · AI triage by gemini-3.8-flash

2.5Low

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None
Impact: Limited impact
Weakness: CWE-476

Impact

A local attacker can crash the application or corrupt process memory by supplying a crafted -fx expression. They need local execution rights and the system must be under memory pressure.

Root cause

A use-after-free condition occurs in the -fx option when memory allocation fails during processing.

Affected systems

ImageMagick 7.1.0-20 before 7.1.2-32

CVSS v3.1 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Fix & remediation

Upgrade ImageMagick to version 7.1.2-32 or newer. If you cannot patch immediately, disable or restrict untrusted user input to the -fx operator.

shell

$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade imagemagick

AI-suggested. Run it in staging first and check it against the vendor advisory. Why?

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NVD description

ImageMagick 7.1.0-20 before 7.1.2-32 contains a use after free vulnerability in the -fx option that occurs when a memory allocation fails during a specific operation. Attackers who can supply crafted -fx expressions under memory pressure can trigger freed memory access, causing crashes or memory corruption.

References

Source: nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109280