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Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published Jun 10, 2026

CVE-2026-53463

CVE-2026-53463

Description

ImageMagick versions prior to 6.9.13-50 and 7.1.2-25 are vulnerable to a null pointer dereference when using the distort operation with incorrect arguments.

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ImageMagick versions prior to 6.9.13-50 and 7.1.2-25 are vulnerable to a null pointer dereference when using the distort operation with incorrect arguments.

Vulnerability

ImageMagick, a widely used image manipulation software, contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability in its distort operation. This occurs when incorrect arguments are passed to the operation. The vulnerability affects versions prior to 6.9.13-50 and 7.1.2-25 [1].

Exploitation

An attacker can trigger this vulnerability by providing specially crafted, incorrect arguments to the distort operation within ImageMagick. The exact attack vector and required privileges are not detailed in the available references, but it is implied that remote exploitation is possible with low complexity and no user interaction required [1].

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in a null pointer dereference, which typically leads to a denial-of-service condition. This means the affected ImageMagick process will crash, rendering the image manipulation functionality unavailable. The scope and privilege level of the impact are not explicitly detailed in the provided references [1].

Mitigation

This vulnerability has been patched in ImageMagick versions 6.9.13-50 and 7.1.2-25. Users are strongly advised to upgrade to these fixed versions or later to mitigate the risk. No workarounds are mentioned in the available references [1].

References
  1. Null Pointer Dereference in distort operation when passing incorrect arguments

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Affected products

2
  • ImageMagick/Imagemagickinferred2 versions
    >=7.1.2-0,<7.1.2-25+ 1 more
    • (no CPE)range: >=7.1.2-0,<7.1.2-25
    • (no CPE)range: <6.9.13-50, <7.1.2-25

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.

References

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News mentions

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