{"id":"CVE-2026-116158","title":"ImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 Memory Leak in magick compare","summary":"ImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the magick compare command caused by missing cleanup when an operation fails. Attackers can supply inputs that trigger repeated failed compare operations to exhaust memo…","severity":"low","cvss":2.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-401","CWE-772"],"vendor":"ImageMagick","product":"ImageMagick","affected":["ImageMagick < 7.1.2-33"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-10-26T19:39:21.951991Z"},"published":"2026-10-25","updated":"2026-10-26","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-26T19:48:36.208Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116158","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-m938-565c-h9qf","label":"GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-m938-565c-h9qf)"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-7.1.2-33-memory-leak-in-magick-compare","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: ImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 Memory Leak in magick compare"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-116158.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-116158"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2560397"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116158"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116158"}],"tags":["cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"epss":0.00103,"epssPercentile":0.00978,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-25T22:08:29.950Z","slug":"CVE-2026-116158","body":"## Overview\n\nImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the magick compare command caused by missing cleanup when an operation fails. Attackers can supply inputs that trigger repeated failed compare operations to exhaust memory and cause denial of service.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `ImageMagick < 7.1.2-33`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Low · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · updated 2026-10-25 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-116158.json)","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":14,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":13.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}