Infinite loop Affecting ImageMagick/ImageMagick package, versions [,6.9.13-39)[7.0.0,7.1.2-14)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.33% (25th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-IMAGEMAGICKIMAGEMAGICK-15344526
  • published25 Feb 2026
  • disclosed24 Feb 2026
  • creditylwango613

Introduced: 24 Feb 2026

CVE-2026-26283  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade ImageMagick/ImageMagick to version 6.9.13-39, 7.1.2-14 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Infinite loop via jpeg:extent. An attacker can cause excessive CPU consumption and make the process unresponsive by providing a specially crafted image that triggers persistent write failures.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1