Directory Traversal Affecting ImageMagick-devel package, versions <0:6.9.10.97-1.amzn2.0.32


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.25% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-IMAGEMAGICKDEVEL-20244686
  • published29 Sept 2026
  • disclosed11 Jul 2026

Introduced: 11 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-61858  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 ImageMagick-devel to version 0:6.9.10.97-1.amzn2.0.32 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2026-3939.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ImageMagick-devel package and not the ImageMagick-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Base Scores

version 3.1