# CVE-2026-106580: ImageMagick missing security-policy check in CUT encoder

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-106580-imagemagick-is-free-and-open-source-software-used-for-editing  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-07. Updated: 2026-10-21  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-106580 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2026-10-07

ImageMagick is an open-source tool for editing and manipulating digital images widely used in web applications and servers. A flaw in its CUT image encoder allows an attacker with local access to bypass security policies, potentially reading sensitive data that should be restricted or crashing the application. An attacker could exploit this during local image encoding operations to access protected information or cause a denial of service.

Technologies: [ImageMagick](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/imagemagick). Vendors: [ImageMagick](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/imagemagick).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-106580 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-106580 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-106580?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 7 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** ImageMagick before 7.1.2-31 and 6.9.13-56.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-106580?** Yes: fixed in 7.1.2-31, 6.9.13-56. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-106580 attacked?** It is attacked with local access.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-106580?** Check whether you run ImageMagick at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in 7.1.2-31, 6.9.13-56

## Technical details

The vulnerability is a missing security-policy check in the CUT encoder's ReadCUTImage function that fails to validate policy restrictions before processing image data. A local attacker can craft a malicious CUT-encoded image to bypass the policy and read data that should be denied, or trigger a crash. The fix adds proper policy validation during the encoding operation.

## Affected products

- ImageMagick ImageMagick before 7.1.2-31 and 6.9.13-56

## Timeline

- 2026-10-07: disclosed

## References

- [https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/768bdd0dbb9a9ad743b6a6e557126b788b325970](https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/768bdd0dbb9a9ad743b6a6e557126b788b325970)
- [https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/releases/tag/7.1.2-31](https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/releases/tag/7.1.2-31)

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