Moderate severityOSV Advisory· Published Jan 22, 2026· Updated Jan 22, 2026
ImageMagick has a NULL pointer dereference in MSL parser via <comment> tag before image load
CVE-2026-23952
Description
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Versions 14.10.1 and below have a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the MSL (Magick Scripting Language) parser when processing tags before images are loaded. This can lead to DoS attack due to assertion failure (debug builds) or NULL pointer dereference (release builds). This issue is fixed in version 14.10.2.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
Magick.NET-Q8-x64NuGet | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
Magick.NET-Q8-arm64NuGet | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
Magick.NET-Q8-x86NuGet | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64NuGet | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64NuGet | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
Magick.NET-Q16-x64NuGet | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
Magick.NET-Q16-arm64NuGet | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
Magick.NET-Q16-x86NuGet | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64NuGet | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64NuGet | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x86NuGet | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64NuGet | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64NuGet | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86NuGet | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64NuGet | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64NuGet | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPUNuGet | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPUNuGet | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPUNuGet | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
Affected products
40- Range: 6.9.10-0, 6.9.10-1, 6.9.10-10, …
- osv-coords39 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/imagemagick-6pkg:apk/chainguard/imagemagick-7pkg:apk/wolfi/imagemagick-7pkg:nuget/magick.net-q16-anycpupkg:nuget/magick.net-q16-arm64pkg:nuget/magick.net-q16-hdri-anycpupkg:nuget/magick.net-q16-hdri-arm64pkg:nuget/magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-arm64pkg:nuget/magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-x64pkg:nuget/magick.net-q16-hdri-x64pkg:nuget/magick.net-q16-hdri-x86pkg:nuget/magick.net-q16-openmp-arm64pkg:nuget/magick.net-q16-openmp-x64pkg:nuget/magick.net-q16-openmp-x86pkg:nuget/magick.net-q16-x64pkg:nuget/magick.net-q16-x86pkg:nuget/magick.net-q8-anycpupkg:nuget/magick.net-q8-arm64pkg:nuget/magick.net-q8-openmp-arm64pkg:nuget/magick.net-q8-openmp-x64pkg:nuget/magick.net-q8-x64pkg:nuget/magick.net-q8-x86pkg:rpm/opensuse/ImageMagick&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/ImageMagick&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/ImageMagick&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP6-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5
< 6.9.13.38-r0+ 38 more
- (no CPE)range: < 6.9.13.38-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
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- (no CPE)range: < 14.10.2
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- (no CPE)range: < 14.10.2
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- (no CPE)range: < 14.10.2
- (no CPE)range: < 14.10.2
- (no CPE)range: < 7.1.1.21-150600.3.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.1.2.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.1.2.13-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.1.0.9-150400.6.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.1.0.9-150400.6.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.1.0.9-150400.6.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.1.0.9-150400.6.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.1.1.43-150700.3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.1.1.43-150700.3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.8.8.1-71.227.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.1.0.9-150400.6.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.1.0.9-150400.6.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.1.1.21-150600.3.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.1.0.9-150400.6.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.1.0.9-150400.6.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.1.1.21-150600.3.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.8.8.1-71.227.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- github.com/advisories/GHSA-5vx3-wx4q-6cj8ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-5vx3-wx4q-6cj8ghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
- github.com/dlemstra/Magick.NET/releases/tag/14.10.2ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
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