High Severity Vulnerability
This vulnerability has been rated as High severity. Immediate action is recommended.
CVE-2026-25965
HighVulnerability Description
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 been taken in versions .7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 But it make sure writing is also not possible the following should be added to one's policy. This will also be included in ImageMagick's more secure policies by default.
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Vector String:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CPUAPR2026
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2026
CVE-2026-25965
CVE-2026-25965
Severity Details
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
- Description
- The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can…
- Exploit Likelihood
- High
- Typical Severity
- High
- OWASP Top 10
- A01:2021-Broken Access Control
- Abstraction Level
- Base
Key Information
- Published Date
- February 24, 2026
