CVE-2026-55597 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to version 7.1.2-26, an incorrect handling of arguments can cause a heap buffer over-write in the JP2 encoder. This issue has been fixed in version7.1.2-26.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

ImageMagick

ImageMagick

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`< 7.1.2-26`	affected	—

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-c4v7-w88g-m6c4

History

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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Description		ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to version 7.1.2-26, an incorrect handling of arguments can cause a heap buffer over-write in the JP2 encoder. This issue has been fixed in version7.1.2-26.
Title		ImageMagick: Heap Buffer Over-Write in JP2 encoder when due to incorrect handling of arguments
Weaknesses		CWE-682 CWE-787
References		https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-c4v7-w88g-m6c4
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2026-07-01T19:03:29.911Z

Updated: 2026-07-01T19:21:38.493Z

Reserved: 2026-06-16T23:18:03.170Z

Link: CVE-2026-55597

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-01T19:21:29.675Z

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Weaknesses

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