{"id":"CVE-2026-116159","title":"ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 Memory Leak via -cdl Option","summary":"ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 contains a memory leak in the handling of the -cdl (color decision list) option, where allocated memory is not cleaned up after use. Attackers can supply input that causes the -cdl opt…","severity":"low","cvss":3.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/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 >= 7.0.0-0 < 7.1.2-33","ImageMagick < 6.9.13-58"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-10-26T15:38:40.756581Z"},"published":"2026-10-25","updated":"2026-10-26","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-26T16:48:24.183Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116159","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-c2qq-jqw7-q4mx","label":"GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-c2qq-jqw7-q4mx)"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-6.9.13-58-and-7-x-before-7.1.2-33-memory-leak-via-cdl-option","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 Memory Leak via -cdl Option"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-116159.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-116159"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2560398"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116159"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116159"}],"tags":["cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"epss":0.00111,"epssPercentile":0.01329,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-25T22:08:29.950Z","slug":"CVE-2026-116159","body":"## Overview\n\nImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 contains a memory leak in the handling of the -cdl (color decision list) option, where allocated memory is not cleaned up after use. Attackers can supply input that causes the -cdl option to be processed, repeatedly leaking memory and degrading availability through resource exhaustion.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `ImageMagick >= 7.0.0-0 < 7.1.2-33`\n- `ImageMagick < 6.9.13-58`\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-2026-116159.json)","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":18,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":18.2,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}