CVE-2026-106572 ImageMagick: Stack Overflown CALS decoder due to missing depth check.
A missing recursion-depth check in the CALS decoder allows attackers to crash the application via a crafted image, requiring an upgrade to patched versions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-106572?
CVE-2026-106572 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 7.1.2-30 and 6.9.13-55, a missing recursion-depth check in the CALS decoder allows a crafted CALS image to exhaust the call stack and terminate the process. This issue is fixed in versions 7.1.2-30 and 6.9.13-55.
Weakness: CWE-674
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-106572?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2026-106572?
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-2026-106572 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-106572 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-106572, ECHO-d50a-b210-0b96, MINI-32w4-vfw2-xfqm, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-106572.