---
id: CVE-2026-61868
title: ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Memory Leak in YUV Decoder
summary: >-
  ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.x before 6.9.13-51 contains a memory leak
  in the YUV decoder that occurs when opening of the blob fails. Repeated
  triggering can lead to resource exhaustion (denial of service).
severity: low
cvss: 3.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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: '2026-07-15T13:50:59.884171Z'
published: '2026-07-15'
updated: '2026-10-29'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-29T21:16:14.459Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-61868'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-h7f2-f9cc-h2gv
    label: GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-h7f2-f9cc-h2gv)
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-26-memory-leak-in-yuv-decoder
    label: 'VulnCheck Advisory: ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Memory Leak in YUV Decoder'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00222
epssPercentile: 0.12765
ingestedAt: '2026-11-03T08:39:35.575Z'
---

## Overview

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.x before 6.9.13-51 contains a memory leak in the YUV decoder that occurs when opening of the blob fails. Repeated triggering can lead to resource exhaustion (denial of service).

## 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.