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CVE-2026-53462: ImageMagick heap use-after-free in CheckPrimitiveExtent

CVE-2026-53462 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.9 · Published 2026-06-10

Technologies: Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 (NuGet), Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU (NuGet), Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU (NuGet), Magick.NET-Q8-x86 (NuGet), Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU (NuGet), Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 (NuGet), Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 (NuGet), Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 (NuGet), Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 (NuGet), Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 (NuGet), Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 (NuGet), Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 (NuGet), Magick.NET-Q16-x64 (NuGet), Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 (NuGet), Magick.NET-Q8-x64 (NuGet), Magick.NET-Q16-x86 (NuGet), Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 (NuGet). Vendors: ImageMagick, NuGet.

Executive brief

ImageMagick is a widely used software suite for creating, editing, and converting images. A vulnerability has been identified where processing a specially crafted image can cause the application to crash. This could lead to a denial-of-service, impacting the availability of services that rely on this library for image processing.

Technical details

A use-after-free (UAF) vulnerability exists in ImageMagick's CheckPrimitiveExtent function. The flaw is triggered when a memory allocation failure occurs within this component, leading the program to reference memory that has already been freed. An attacker can exploit this over a network by providing a malicious image file designed to trigger the allocation failure. Successful exploitation results in a heap-use-after-free condition and a subsequent application crash (Denial of Service). The issue is addressed in Magick.NET version 14.14.0.

Affected products

  • ImageMagick Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU < 14.14.0
  • ImageMagick Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU < 14.14.0
  • ImageMagick Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 < 14.14.0
  • ImageMagick Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 < 14.14.0
  • ImageMagick Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 < 14.14.0
  • ImageMagick Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 < 14.14.0
  • ImageMagick Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 < 14.14.0
  • ImageMagick Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 < 14.14.0
  • ImageMagick Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 < 14.14.0
  • ImageMagick Magick.NET-Q16-x64 < 14.14.0
  • ImageMagick Magick.NET-Q16-x86 < 14.14.0
  • ImageMagick Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU < 14.14.0
  • ImageMagick Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 < 14.14.0
  • ImageMagick Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 < 14.14.0
  • ImageMagick Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 < 14.14.0
  • ImageMagick Magick.NET-Q8-x64 < 14.14.0
  • ImageMagick Magick.NET-Q8-x86 < 14.14.0

Timeline

  • 2026-06-09: disclosed
  • 2026-06-09: patched: Magick.NET 14.14.0 released
  • 2026-06-26: advisory

References

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