ImageMagick 6.9.13-51/7.1.2-26 Infinite Loop via connected-components
CVE-2026-55595 Published on July 1, 2026
ImageMagick: Infinite Loop in connected-components when providing invalid arguments
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 6.9.13-51 and 7.1.2-26, when providing invalid arguments to the connected-components option an infinite loop will occur. This issue has been fixed in versions 6.9.13-51 and 7.1.2-26.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-55595 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Types
What is a Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability?
The software does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.
CVE-2026-55595 has been classified to as a Resource Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.
What is an Infinite Loop Vulnerability?
The program contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. If the loop can be influenced by an attacker, this weakness could allow attackers to consume excessive resources such as CPU or memory.
CVE-2026-55595 has been classified to as an Infinite Loop vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-55595
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Affected Versions
ImageMagick:- Version >= 7.0.1-0, < 7.1.2-26 is affected.
- Version < 6.9.13-51 is affected.