CVE-2026-46523

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.26.2—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 6.2 under the CNA's CVSS (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 98% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: cna:github_m, epss
6.2
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.2Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2.23 and 6.9.13-48, a crafted MSL image can trigger a heap-use-after-free. Versions 7.1.2.23 and 6.9.13-48 fix the issue.

CVSS v3
6.2
EG Score
6.2(medium)
EG Risk
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EPSS
22.3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 18, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 15, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
github Patch Available

Use-After-Free in MSL decoder · Advisory · ImageMagick/ImageMagick · GitHub

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-5r4x-w6p5-222q

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-46523(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatImageMagick-0:6.9.10.68-17.el7_92026-06-29redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(18 across 1 ecosystem)
NuGet(18)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (215 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q16-arm6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (60 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (212 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (60 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (60 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (112 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (212 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x8610.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (212 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (60 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (112 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q16-x6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (231 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q16-x8610.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (231 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU10.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (215 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q8-arm6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (60 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (60 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (112 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q8-x6410.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (231 versions)14.13.1—
Magick.NET-Q8-x8610.0.0 ... 9.1.2 (231 versions)14.13.1—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 31× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-18 00:29 UTCOSV refresh
  8. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-13 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-01 15:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-06-29 21:04 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-06-23 21:33 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-06-23 21:33 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-06-22 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
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  9. 2026-06-21 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
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  11. 2026-06-21 01:59 UTCEPSS rescore
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  13. 2026-06-19 19:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-06-19 19:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-06-18 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-06-18 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-06-17 17:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-06-16 17:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-06-15 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-06-12 23:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-06-12 23:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-06-11 14:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-05-24 06:15 UTCEG score recompute

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-46523?
CVE-2026-46523 is a medium vulnerability published on May 18, 2026. ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2.23 and 6.9.13-48, a crafted MSL image can trigger a heap-use-after-free. Versions 7.1.2.23 and 6.9.13-48 fix the issue.
When was CVE-2026-46523 disclosed?
CVE-2026-46523 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 18, 2026, with the most recent update on July 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-46523 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-46523 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 22.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-46523?
CVE-2026-46523 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.2 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-46523?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-46523, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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