CVE-2026-86422
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 Path Policy TOCTOU Symlink Race
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 1.0 Low
- Published
- Sep 7, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 29, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 7, 2026
Description
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 contains a time-of-check-time-of-use vulnerability in path policy enforcement on Windows that allows attackers to bypass read or write restrictions by exploiting symlink race conditions. Attackers can swap symlinks between policy validation and file access to read or write policy-denied files.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 1.0 Low | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 3.3 Low | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
ImageMagickImageMagick |
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ImageMagickImageMagick |
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References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-x8g2-7r3w-h44p)vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 Path Policy TOCTOU Symlink Racethird-party-advisory
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