Is CVE-2026-28494 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-28494 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-03-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-28494?

CVE-2026-28494 has a CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2026-28494?

Patch guidance is available from imagemagick security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2026-28494.

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Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2026-28494?

2 products: imagemagick imagemagick, imagemagick imagemagick.

Description

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41, a stack buffer overflow exists in ImageMagick's morphology kernel parsing functions. User-controlled kernel strings exceeding a buffer are copied into fixed-size stack buffers via memcpy without bounds checking, resulting in stack corruption. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-121

Metadata

Primary Vendor: IMAGEMAGICK
Published: 3/10/2026
Last Modified: 3/12/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2026-28494

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