CVE-2026-109274

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-32 contains a time-of-check time-of-use symlink race vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass the path security policy when executing a magick script. Attackers can swap a checked path with a symlink during script execution to read files that the security policy is meant to block.

CVSS 4.0

2.0CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

2.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS

0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 3% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-59

Published

2026-10-12

Modified

2026-10-13

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

• https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/9e789499e67dbf5c4ee9fe1b72690738c799ec73
• https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-7q74-r26w-fwcx
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-7.1.2-32-toctou-symlink-race-path-policy-bypass-via-magick-script

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