CVE-2026-28689CWE-367CWE-59
ImageMagick has a Path Policy TOCTOU symlink race bypass
Medium · published March 9, 2026
What it is
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41, domain="path" authorization is checked before final file open/use. A symlink swap between check-time and use-time bypasses policy-denied read/write. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41.
The record
Technical detail
- CVSS v3.1
- 6.3 · MEDIUM
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CVSS v4.0
- Not supplied
- EPSS
- 0.00113 · 1.4th percentile
- Weaknesses
- CWE-367 · Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition; CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
- Published
- 2026-03-09T21:39Z
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