CVE-2026-26283

MEDIUM6.2EPSS 0.02%

ImageMagick has a possible infinite loop in its JPEG encoder when using `jpeg:extent`

Published: 2/24/2026Modified: 4/28/2026

Description

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, a `continue` statement in the JPEG extent binary search loop in the jpeg encoder causes an infinite loop when writing persistently fails. An attacker can trigger a 100% CPU consumption and process hang (Denial of Service) with a crafted image. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.

Affected packages (20)

CVSS scores

SourceVersionSeverityVector
osvCVSS 3.1MEDIUM6.2CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References (6)