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CVE-2026-28689

ImageMagick has a Path Policy TOCTOU symlink race bypass

Published: Mar 9, 2026Updated: Mar 12, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-59
NVD MITRE
6.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 98.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41, domain="path" authorization is checked before final file open/use. A symlink swap between check-time and use-time bypasses policy-denied read/write. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-59CWE-367

Affected Products

ImageMagickImageMagick
On-premLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
imagemagickimagemagick
On-premLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPUNuGetOSS Libraries
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPUNuGetOSS Libraries
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64NuGetOSS Libraries
imagemagickoss-projectUSOSS Librariesaka graphicsmagick, libmagick
nugetpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
and 16 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Collection
Discovery
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-493f-jh8w-qhx3
github.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28689
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick
github.com
and 1 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Mar 9, 2026
Last Updated
Mar 12, 2026

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