CVE-2026-105081 ImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 Policy Bypass via Symlink in IsRightsAuthorizedByName
Local attackers can bypass ImageMagick security policies by using symbolic links to access restricted paths, requiring policy configuration to be active.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-105081?
CVE-2026-105081 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in ImageMagick, published on 12 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 does not properly account for symbolic links in the IsRightsAuthorizedByName security policy check, allowing configured policy restrictions to be bypassed. Local attackers who can create a symlink can point it at a policy-restricted path to evade the configured policy.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-105081?
How do I fix CVE-2026-105081?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-105081 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-105081 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-105081, ECHO-8011-4a2c-458f, GHSA-79p5-w6jv-r997, GHSA-gx8j-c5hq-h6p7, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-105081.