Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-109265 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-109265 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-109265?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 12 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- ImageMagick before 7.1.2-32.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-109265?
- Yes: fixed in 7.1.2-32. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-109265 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-109265?
- 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: 7.1.2-32
Technical details
A heap buffer over-read vulnerability exists in ImageMagick's XMP profile parsing due to incorrect string termination, allowing reads beyond allocated memory. The vulnerability is triggered when processing a crafted image with a malformed XMP profile; it requires network access but high attack complexity. The flaw can crash the application and potentially leak sensitive data from memory.
Affected products
- ImageMagick ImageMagick before 7.1.2-32
Timeline
- 2026-09-27: disclosed
- 2026-10-12: advisory