CVE-2026-28689 (GCVE-0-2026-28689)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-09 21:39 – Updated: 2026-03-11 03:56
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
ImageMagick has a Path Policy TOCTOU symlink race bypass
Summary
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41, domain="path" authorization is checked before final file open/use. A symlink swap between check-time and use-time bypasses policy-denied read/write. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41.
Severity
6.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-03-10 00:00 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/securi… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ImageMagick | ImageMagick |
Affected:
>= 7.0.0, < 7.1.2-16
Affected: < 6.9.13-41 |
guessed |
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