CVE-2026-108693
ImageMagick through 7.1.2-33 and 6.9.13-58 Uncontrolled Search Path via Ghostscript Delegate
CVSS Score
7.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
ImageMagick on Windows through 7.1.2-33 and 6.9.13-58 contains an uncontrolled search path vulnerability in NTGhostscriptEXE() that launches gswin64c.exe by bare name when Ghostscript is unregistered. Attackers can plant a malicious gswin64c.exe in the working directory to execute code with ImageMagick privileges when PDF, PostScript, or EPS files are converted.
| CWE | CWE-427 |
| Vendor | imagemagick |
| Product | imagemagick |
| Published | Oct 11, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
ImageMagick / ImageMagick
7.0.0-0 ≤ 7.1.2-33 0 ≤ 6.9.13-58
References
github.com: https://github.com/ghostx-86/exploitarium/tree/main/imagemagick-gs-delegate-hijack-poc github.com: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/211e5b975a0019a88dcef5f84c1193f46738d815/MagickCore/nt-base.c#L1469-L1511 github.com: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/211e5b975a0019a88dcef5f84c1193f46738d815/MagickCore/nt-base.c#L2829-L2832 github.com: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-through-7.1.2-33-and-6.9.13-58-uncontrolled-search-path-via-ghostscript-delegate
Credits
Muhammad Ali Hasan Anwar