CVE-2026-23874 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-23874: ImageMagick's MSL: Stack overflow via infinite recursion in ProcessMSLScript

Vendor Imagemagick
Product ImageMagick
Weakness CWE-835
Published January 20, 2026
Last update January 20, 2026
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CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Versions prior to 7.1.2-13 have a stack overflow via infinite recursion in MSL (Magick Scripting Language) `<write>` command when writing to MSL format. Version 7.1.2-13 fixes the issue.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 20, 2026 CVE published
January 20, 2026 Record updated