CVE-2026-61858

MEDIUMNVD 5.35.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 5.3 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 84% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
5.3
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: 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 policy bypass vulnerability in the APNG encoder and external delegates due to missing validation checks. Attackers can write files to disallowed paths by bypassing configured policy restrictions through the APNG encoding process.

CVSS v3
5.3
EG Score
5.3(medium)
EG Risk
24(Track)
EG Risk 24/100SSVC: 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
Severity53% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
16.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 11, 2026

Last Modified

July 14, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

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

Policy Bypass in APNG encoder and delegates due to a missing check · Advisory · ImageMagick/ImageMagick · GitHub

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-v3j6-27vc-7pw2

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-61858(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 11× in last 7d / 24× 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 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-23 03:21 UTCEG score recompute▲ 2.00
  4. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-14 19:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-14 15:20 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 5.3 · severity → MEDIUM
  18. 2026-07-14 15:05 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 3.3 · severity → LOW
  19. 2026-07-13 22:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-13 22:27 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 5.3 · severity → MEDIUM
  21. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-11 13:32 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-07-11 13:32 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-61858?
CVE-2026-61858 is a medium vulnerability published on July 11, 2026. ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 contains a policy bypass vulnerability in the APNG encoder and external delegates due to missing validation checks. Attackers can write files to disallowed paths by bypassing configured policy restrictions through the APNG encoding process.
When was CVE-2026-61858 disclosed?
CVE-2026-61858 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 11, 2026, with the most recent update on July 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-61858 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-61858 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 16.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-61858?
CVE-2026-61858 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-61858?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-61858, 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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