CVE-2026-61857

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 82% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.5
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 contains a heap use-after-free vulnerability caused by missing null check when parsing XMP profiles. Attackers can craft malicious image files with specially crafted XMP data to trigger the vulnerability and cause application crashes.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EG Risk
34(Track)
EG Risk 34/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
18.2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 11, 2026

Last Modified

July 13, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 14, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
github Patch Available

Heap-use-after-free via XMP profile could result in a crash · Advisory · ImageMagick/ImageMagick · GitHub

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-qh5g-q395-cx4j

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-61857(1)

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

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 20× 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. 2026-07-23 03:21 UTCEG score recompute▲ 3.80
  2. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-14 13:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-13 22:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-13 22:27 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.5 · severity → HIGH
  17. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-11 13:32 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-07-11 13:32 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-61857?
CVE-2026-61857 is a high vulnerability published on July 11, 2026. ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 contains a heap use-after-free vulnerability caused by missing null check when parsing XMP profiles. Attackers can craft malicious image files with specially crafted XMP data to trigger the vulnerability and cause application crashes.
When was CVE-2026-61857 disclosed?
CVE-2026-61857 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 11, 2026, with the most recent update on July 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-61857 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-61857 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 18.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-61857?
CVE-2026-61857 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-61857?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-61857, 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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