CVE-2026-106565 ImageMagick: Infinite Loop in bzip2 compressed images.
An attacker can cause an infinite loop and resource exhaustion in ImageMagick by providing specially crafted bzip2-compressed images.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-106565?
CVE-2026-106565 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 7 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to 7.1.2-32 and 6.9.13-57, a missing end-of-file check while reading bzip2-compressed image data can cause an infinite loop and exhaust processing resources. This issue is fixed in versions 7.1.2-32 and 6.9.13-57.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-106565?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2026-106565?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-106565 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-106565 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as CLSA-2026-1792991564, CLSA-2026-1792992541, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-106565, ECHO-f8bd-4fbe-2661, GHSA-m9c7-gf3j-hx6h, MINI-ch45-32h3-w37w and 1 more.