Is CVE-2026-25985 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-25985 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-02-25.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-25985?

CVE-2026-25985 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2026-25985?

Patch guidance is available from imagemagick security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2026-25985.

Fix CVE-2026-25985 - HIGH imagemagick imagemagick

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2026-25985?

2 products: imagemagick imagemagick, imagemagick imagemagick.

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 crafted SVG file containing an malicious element causes ImageMagick to attempt to allocate ~674 GB of memory, leading to an out-of-memory abort. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-770 CWE-789

Metadata

Primary Vendor: IMAGEMAGICK
Published: 2/24/2026
Last Modified: 2/25/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2026-25985

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