CVE-2026-26066 PUBLISHED

ImageMagick has infinite loop when writing IPTCTEXT leads to denial of service via crafted profile

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 10.02.2026 Published: 24.02.2026 Updated: 24.02.2026

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, a crafted profile contain invalid IPTC data may cause an infinite loop when writing it with IPTCTEXT. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS Score: 6.2

Product Status

Vendor ImageMagick
Product ImageMagick
Versions
  • Version >= 7.0.0, < 7.1.2-15 is affected
  • Version < 6.9.13-40 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption CWE
  • CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') CWE