CVE-2026-28688 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-28688: ImageMagick has a heap use-after-free in the MSL encoder

Vendor Imagemagick
Product ImageMagick
Weakness CWE-416
Published March 9, 2026
Last update March 10, 2026
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CVSS base score

4.0/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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 versions 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41, a heap-use-after-free vulnerability exists in the MSL encoder, where a cloned image is destroyed twice. The MSL coder does not support writing MSL so the write capability has been removed. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 9, 2026 CVE published
March 10, 2026 Record updated