CVE-2026-28689 PUBLISHED

ImageMagick has a Path Policy TOCTOU symlink race bypass

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 02.03.2026 Published: 09.03.2026 Updated: 09.03.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS Score: 6.3

Attack Vector	Local	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	High	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	Low	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	None

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	ImageMagick
Product	ImageMagick
Versions	Version >= 7.0.0, < 7.1.2-16 is affected Version < 6.9.13-41 is affected

References

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-493f-jh8w-qhx3

Problem Types

CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') CWE
CWE-367: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition CWE