CVE-2026-49219

ImageMagick: Policy Bypass can read disallowed files

State: Published
Severity: 5.5 Medium
Published: Jun 10, 2026
Updated: Jun 11, 2026
Reserved: May 28, 2026

Description

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 6.9.13-48 and 7.1.2-24, an incorrect parsing of the filename can result in a policy bypass and read files disallowed by a security policy using a symlink. This issue has been patched in versions 6.9.13-48 and 7.1.2-24.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	5.5 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N	GitHub_M

Weaknesses

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

Affected Products

Product	Versions
ImageMagickImageMagick	< 6.9.13-48Affected < 7.1.2-24Affected

References

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-xcjm-wqff-m669

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