CVE-2026-61859 · Symaro Security Advisory

Description

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-x before 6.9.13-51 contains a policy bypass vulnerability in the -script operation due to missing security policy checks. This allows reading files from paths that are otherwise disallowed by the configured security policy.

Severity (CVSS)

Base score	4.8
Severity	Medium
Version	CVSS 4.0
Vector	CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Provided by	CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
ImageMagick	ImageMagick	0 to <7.1.2-26; 7.1.2-26
ImageMagick	ImageMagick	0 to <6.9.13-51; 6.9.13-51

References

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-vghg-5jrg-2398 (vendor-advisory)
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-26-policy-bypass-via-script-operation (third-party-advisory)

Authoritative sources

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Generated from the official CVE List on 16 Jul 2026 07:01 UTC.