ImageMagick SVG decoder command injection (pre 7.1.2-15 / pre 6.9.13-40)
CVE-2026-56379 Published on June 23, 2026
ImageMagick - Command Injection via SVG Decoder
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contains a command injection vulnerability in the SVG decoder that allows attackers to inject arbitrary MVG drawing commands. Attackers can craft malicious SVG files with injected Magick Vector Graphics commands that execute during rendering.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-56379 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or 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 be very high.
Weakness Types
What is an Output Sanitization Vulnerability?
The software prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. As a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved.
CVE-2026-56379 has been classified to as an Output Sanitization vulnerability or weakness.
What is a Shell injection Vulnerability?
The software constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.
CVE-2026-56379 has been classified to as a Shell injection vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-56379
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Affected Versions
ImageMagick:- Before 7.1.2-15 is affected.
- Version 7.1.2-15 is unaffected.
- Before 6.9.13-40 is affected.
- Version 6.9.13-40 is unaffected.