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CVE-2026-53464 ImageMagick CVE debrief

CVE-2026-53464 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ImageMagick, a free and open-source software for editing and manipulating digital images. The vulnerability occurs when providing invalid options to the wand option parser, resulting in a small memory leak. This issue has been patched in version 7.1.2-25.

Vendor: ImageMagick
Product: Unknown
CVSS: MEDIUM 4
CISA KEV: Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published: 2026-06-10
Original CVE updated: 2026-06-11
Advisory published: 2026-06-10
Advisory updated: 2026-06-11

Who should care

Users of ImageMagick versions prior to 7.1.2-25 should update to the latest version to prevent potential memory leaks.

Technical summary

The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4 and a CVSS severity of MEDIUM. The CVSS vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L. The weakness is classified as CWE-401.

Defensive priority

MEDIUM

Recommended defensive actions

Update ImageMagick to version 7.1.2-25 or later.

Evidence notes

The vulnerability was published on [cve-org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53464) and has a detailed description on [nvd](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53464). A vendor advisory is available on [ref-4](https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-j989-f892-2335).

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

CVE-2026-53464 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53464

CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
CVE-2026-53464 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53464

NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

Mitigation or vendor reference
Unverified legacy reference

URL: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-j989-f892-2335

[email protected] - Vendor Advisory

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.