CVE-2026-25986
MediumVulnerability 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, a heap buffer overflow write vulnerability exists in ReadYUVImage() (coders/yuv.c) when processing malicious YUV 4:2:2 (NoInterlace) images. The pixel-pair loop writes one pixel beyond the allocated row buffer. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.
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Vector String:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CPUAPR2026
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2026
CVE-2026-25986
CVE-2026-25986
USN-8069-1
USN-8069-1: ImageMagick vulnerabilities
Severity Details
Weakness Type (CWE)
Out-of-bounds Write
- Description
- The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
- Exploit Likelihood
- High
- Typical Severity
- High
- Abstraction Level
- Base
Key Information
- Published Date
- February 24, 2026
