CVE-2026-25969 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-25969: ImageMagick has Memory Leak in coders/ashlar.c

Vendor Imagemagick
Product ImageMagick
Weakness CWE-401
Published February 24, 2026
Last update February 26, 2026
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CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to version 7.1.2-15, a memory leak exists in `coders/ashlar.c`. The `WriteASHLARImage` allocates a structure. However, when an exception is thrown, the allocated memory is not properly released, resulting in a potential memory leak. Version 7.1.2-15 contains a patch.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 24, 2026 CVE published
February 26, 2026 Record updated