Missing Release of File Descriptor or Handle after Effective Lifetime Affecting ImageMagick/ImageMagick package, versions [,7.1.2-31)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.3% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-IMAGEMAGICKIMAGEMAGICK-20882157
  • published13 Oct 2026
  • disclosed8 Oct 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 8 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-105400  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-775  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade ImageMagick/ImageMagick to version 7.1.2-31 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Release of File Descriptor or Handle after Effective Lifetime via the magick script process. An attacker can exhaust system resources and cause a denial of service by submitting specially crafted scripts that leave file pointers open.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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