---
id: CVE-2026-61865
title: ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Memory Leak in Hough Lines
summary: >-
  ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51 contains a memory leak in the hough
  lines operation: when a specific operation fails, a small memory leak occurs.
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: '2026-07-15T13:19:57.884399Z'
published: '2026-07-15'
updated: '2026-10-29'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-29T21:16:13.803Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-61865'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-j8rh-v2r8-v94x
    label: GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-j8rh-v2r8-v94x)
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-26-memory-leak-in-hough-lines
    label: 'VulnCheck Advisory: ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Memory Leak in Hough Lines'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00102
epssPercentile: 0.00915
ingestedAt: '2026-11-03T08:39:35.574Z'
---

## Overview

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51 contains a memory leak in the hough lines operation: when a specific operation fails, a small memory leak occurs.

## 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.