CVE-2026-107208: ImageMagick: Denial of service with crafted XMP profile

Published Oct 7, 2026
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Updated

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to 7.1.2-30 and 6.9.13-55, a crafted XMP profile can reach a recursion limit that is handled as a fatal condition instead of an ordinary exception, terminating the image-processing process. This issue is fixed in versions 7.1.2-30 and 6.9.13-55.

Affected Software

1 affected component
ImageMagick ImageMagick<7.1.2-30, <6.9.13-55

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade ImageMagick to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 7.1.2-30
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade ImageMagick to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.9.13-55

Event History

Oct 7, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:56 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:56 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:17 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

Who is exposed to this issue?

Systems that process images with affected ImageMagick versions are exposed when they handle an image containing a crafted XMP profile. The provided vector indicates the attack can be performed remotely without authentication or user interaction.

2

What does successful exploitation do?

A crafted XMP profile can cause ImageMagick to treat a recursion-limit condition as fatal, terminating the image-processing process. The stated impact is denial of service; no confidentiality or integrity impact is indicated.

3

Which versions contain the fix?

The issue is fixed in ImageMagick 7.1.2-30 and 6.9.13-55. Versions prior to those releases are affected.

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