---
id: CVE-2026-61863
title: ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Memory Leak in TIFF Encoder
summary: >-
  ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 (and 6.x before 6.9.13-51) contains a memory leak
  in the TIFF encoder that occurs when a temporary file cannot be created,
  resulting in a small memory leak.
severity: low
cvss: 2.9
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-401
vendor: ImageMagick
product: ImageMagick
affected:
  - ImageMagick >= 7.0.0 < 7.1.2-26
  - ImageMagick < 6.9.13-51
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-07-15T17:42:20.391150Z'
published: '2026-07-15'
updated: '2026-10-29'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-29T21:16:12.466Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-61863'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-6vxp-gfwf-hcr9
    label: GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-6vxp-gfwf-hcr9)
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-26-memory-leak-in-tiff-encoder
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Memory Leak in TIFF
      Encoder
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00187
epssPercentile: 0.08385
ingestedAt: '2026-11-03T08:39:35.574Z'
---

## Overview

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 (and 6.x before 6.9.13-51) contains a memory leak in the TIFF encoder that occurs when a temporary file cannot be created, resulting in a small memory leak.

## Affected

- `ImageMagick >= 7.0.0 < 7.1.2-26`
- `ImageMagick < 6.9.13-51`

## Remediation

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