---
id: CVE-2026-109270
title: >-
  ImageMagick before 7.1.2-32 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the
  -process option that allows attackers to cause unreleased memory allocations
  by supplying certain arguments
summary: >-
  ImageMagick before 7.1.2-32 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the
  -process option that allows attackers to cause unreleased memory allocations
  by supplying certain arguments. Attackers can repeatedly invoke the -process
  option with…
severity: low
cvss: 3.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-401
vendor: ImageMagick
product: ImageMagick
affected:
  - ImageMagick >= 7.0.0-0 < 7.1.2-32
published: '2026-10-12'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T15:55:45.630'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109270'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/da4cfd78a2ceea4cf54207834f9d60c1b9c38797
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-f32c-2v6j-wvh5
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-7.1.2-32-memory-leak-via-process-option
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00117
epssPercentile: 0.01695
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-13T18:04:43.482760Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-12T18:00:08.183Z'
---

## Overview

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-32 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the -process option that allows attackers to cause unreleased memory allocations by supplying certain arguments. Attackers can repeatedly invoke the -process option with crafted arguments to gradually exhaust memory and degrade service availability.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.