ImageMagick 7.1.2-25 Memory Leak in Wand Option Parser (CVE-2026-53464)
CVE-2026-53464 Published on June 10, 2026
ImageMagick: Memory Leak in wand option parser when providing invalid arguments
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to version 7.1.2-25, when providing invalid options to the wand option parser a small memory leak will occur. This issue has been patched in version 7.1.2-25.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-53464 is exploitable with local system access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a small impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Memory Leak Vulnerability?
The software does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. This is often triggered by improper handling of malformed data or unexpectedly interrupted sessions. In some languages, developers are responsible for tracking memory allocation and releasing the memory. If there are no more pointers or references to the memory, then it can no longer be tracked and identified for release.
CVE-2026-53464 has been classified to as a Memory Leak vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-53464
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