CVE-2026-86422

Low

Description

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 contains a time-of-check-time-of-use vulnerability in path policy enforcement on Windows that allows attackers to bypass read or write restrictions by exploiting symlink race conditions. Attackers can swap symlinks between policy validation and file access to read or write policy-denied files.

SeverityLow

CVSS3.3

Exploit probability—

ProductImagemagick

PublishedSep 7, 2026

First seenSep 7, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-59Improper link resolution

How to fix

Update

imagemagick imagemagick6.9.13-55, 7.1.2-30 or later

Vendor advisories

github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-x8g2-7r3w-h44p

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
imagemagick imagemagick	v < 6.9.13-55, 7.0.0-0 ≤ v < 7.1.2-30	6.9.13-55, 7.1.2-30

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