Review reviewHigh

CVE-2026-25965

ImageMagick ImageMagick, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, ImageMagick’s path security policy is enforced on the raw filename string before the filesystem resolves it. As a result, a policy rule such as /etc/* can be bypassed by a path traversal. The OS resolves the traversal and opens the sensitive file, but the policy matcher only sees the unnormalized path and therefore allows the read. This enables local file disclosure (LFI) even when policy-secure.xml is applied. Actions to prevent reading from files have be...

CVSS: 7.5
EPSS: 0.67%
CISA KEV: Not listed
Published: 2026.02.24

PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Review review

The CVSS severity warrants an early asset and exposure review.

Known exploitationNot established by KEV

Exploit probability0.67%

Technical severityCVSS 7.5

Vulnerability overview

Affected product and versions

Product: ImageMagick ImageMagick, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Affected versions: >= >= 7.0.0, < 7.1.2-15, >= < 6.9.13-40, < 6.9.13-40, >= 7.0.0-0 < 7.1.2-15
Fixed versions: 6.9.13-40, 7.1.2-15

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide

1
Identify
Confirm that ImageMagick ImageMagick, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and an affected version are present.
2
Prioritize
Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.
3
Remediate
Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.
4
Verify
Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE: CWE-22