CVE-2026-28689 ImageMagick has a Path Policy TOCTOU symlink race bypass

What is CVE-2026-28689?

CVE-2026-28689 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 9 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41, domain="path" authorization is checked before final file open/use. A symlink swap between check-time and use-time bypasses policy-denied read/write. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41.

Weakness: CWE-59, CWE-367

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-28689?

38 open source packages ship an affected version, including Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU, Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU and Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64. It affects 1 product.

Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.

How do I fix CVE-2026-28689?

Upgrade Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU to 14.10.4 or later.

Is CVE-2026-28689 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-28689 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Imagemagick Imagemagick

• CVE-2019-19952 Use after free in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-16328 Null dereference in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-16329 Null dereference in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-18210 Null dereference in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-14138 Denial of service in n/a Critical 9.8

All Imagemagick Imagemagick vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-28689, ECHO-3ef1-cfc7-a512, GHSA-493f-jh8w-qhx3, JLSEC-2026-977, MINI-fghv-2ph7-r7p4, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-28689.