CVE-2026-105825 ImageMagick CVE debrief

Who should care

Defenders responsible for image processing systems using ImageMagick should assess exposure and prioritize verification and updates. This includes operators, platform administrators, vulnerability management teams, and security teams who need to ensure that ImageMagick versions are verified and updated to 7.1.2-30 or later. They should also assess exposure in systems using ImageMagick for image processing and monitor for potential denial of service attacks

Why it matters

Defenders should prioritize verifying ImageMagick versions and updating to 7.1.2-30 or later, assessing exposure in systems using ImageMagick for image processing, and monitoring for potential denial of service attacks.

• Denial of service attacks via crafted XMP profiles
• Potential system crashes or terminations
• Need for verification of ImageMagick versions and updates

Technical summary

ImageMagick before 6.9.13-55 and 7.x before 7.1.2-30 contains a denial of service vulnerability in its handling of XMP profiles. A crafted profile terminates the process instead of raising an exception. This vulnerability can be exploited by supplying images with malicious XMP profiles to crash applications that process them using ImageMagick. The vulnerability affects ImageMagick versions prior to 6.9.13-55 and 7.x prior to 7.1.2-30, and defenders should prioritize verifying ImageMagick versions and updating to 7.1.2-30 or later.

Defensive priority

Defenders should prioritize verifying ImageMagick versions and updating to 7.1.2-30 or later, assessing exposure in systems using ImageMagick for image processing, and monitoring for potential denial of service attacks.

Recommended defensive actions

• Verify ImageMagick versions and update to 7.1.2-30 or later
• Assess exposure in systems using ImageMagick for image processing
• Monitor for potential denial of service attacks
• Review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified
• Check relevant monitoring, detection, and logs for exposed assets that need extra review
• Track exceptions, retest remediated assets, and close the item only after evidence is documented
• Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up

Evidence notes

The CVE Program record and NVD vulnerability detail provide official information on the vulnerability. The source item and supplemental sources offer additional context on the vulnerability and its impact.

Sources and references

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.