Symlink Attack Affecting magick.net-q16-x86 package, versions [,14.14.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DOTNET-MAGICKNETQ16X86-17988705
  • published16 Jul 2026
  • disclosed15 Jul 2026
  • creditRex Liu

Introduced: 15 Jul 2026

NewCVE-2026-61859  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Magick.NET-Q16-x86 to version 14.14.0 or higher.

Overview

Magick.NET-Q16-x86 is a Magick.NET allows you can use ImageMagick without having to install ImageMagick on your server or desktop.

More information about specific builds see the [official docs] (https://github.com/dlemstra/Magick.NET/tree/main/docs)

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Symlink Attack via the -script operation due to missing security policy checks. An attacker can access files from restricted paths by leveraging this operation to bypass configured security policies.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1