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GHSA-92C8-5JFQ-J2VJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-11 03:30 – Updated: 2026-10-11 03:30

Details

ImageMagick on Windows through 7.1.2-33 and 6.9.13-58 contains an uncontrolled search path vulnerability in NTGhostscriptEXE() that launches gswin64c.exe by bare name when Ghostscript is unregistered. Attackers can plant a malicious gswin64c.exe in the working directory to execute code with ImageMagick privileges when PDF, PostScript, or EPS files are converted.

Severity

7.0 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.3 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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  "modified": "2026-10-11T03:30:23Z",
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      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-through-7.1.2-33-and-6.9.13-58-uncontrolled-search-path-via-ghostscript-delegate"
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CVE-2026-108693 (GCVE-0-2026-108693)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-11 01:35 – Updated: 2026-10-11 01:35

Title

ImageMagick through 7.1.2-33 and 6.9.13-58 Uncontrolled Search Path via Ghostscript Delegate

Summary

Severity

7.3 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

7 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Assigner

VulnCheck CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard B 84/100 over 5499 records in the last 180 days details

References

5 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/ghostx-86/exploitarium/tree/ma…	exploit
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/2…	technical-description
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/2…	technical-description
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick	product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
ImageMagick	ImageMagick	Affected: 7.0.0-0 , ≤ 7.1.2-33 (custom) Affected: 0 , ≤ 6.9.13-58 (custom) cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick::::::::

Date Public

2026-06-23 00:00

Credits

Muhammad Ali Hasan Anwar

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