CVE-2026-26066CWE-400CWE-835

ImageMagick has infinite loop when writing IPTCTEXT leads to denial of service via crafted profile

Medium · published February 24, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.2
EPSS
0%
Percentile
32.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, a crafted profile contain invalid IPTC data may cause an infinite loop when writing it with `IPTCTEXT`. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.2 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00391 · 32.0th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption; CWE-835 · Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Published
2026-02-24T01:52Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 FEB 01:52Z
    ImageMagick has infinite loop when writing IPTCTEXT leads to denial of service via crafted profile
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