๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-86422

LOW 3.3

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 Path Policy TOCTOU Symlink Race

CVSS Score
3.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

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.

CWE CWE-59
Vendor imagemagick
Product imagemagick
Published Sep 7, 2026
Last Updated Sep 10, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Affected Versions

ImageMagick / ImageMagick
0 < 7.1.2-30
ImageMagick / ImageMagick
0 < 6.9.13-55

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-x8g2-7r3w-h44p vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-7.1.2-30-path-policy-toctou-symlink-race

Credits

๐Ÿ” gb1dev