CVE-2026-28689 (GCVE-0-2026-28689)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-09 21:39 – Updated: 2026-03-11 03:56
VLAI
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)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-03-10 00:00 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
  • CWE-367 - Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
ImageMagick ImageMagick Affected: >= 7.0.0, < 7.1.2-16
Affected: < 6.9.13-41
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