CVE-2026-28690 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-28690: ImageMagick has a stack write buffer overflow in MNG encoder

Vendor Imagemagick
Product ImageMagick
Weakness CWE-121
Published March 9, 2026
Last update March 10, 2026

CVSS base score

6.9/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

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 stack buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the MNG encoder. There is a bounds checks missing that could corrupting the stack with attacker-controlled data. 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