CVE-2026-55628 ImageMagick: Policy Bypass in concatenate operation due to missing checks
Attackers can bypass security policies to read or write restricted files via the concatenate operation in ImageMagick.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-55628?
CVE-2026-55628 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ImageMagick, published on 1 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. In versions prior to 7.1.2-26he, the `-concatenate` operation is missing policy checks, potentially resulting in both reading and writing to paths disallowed by the security policy. This issue has been fixed in version 7.1.2-26.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-55628?
34 open source packages ship an affected version, including Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU, Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU and Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
28 more packages
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
Magick.NET-Q16-x64 NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
Magick.NET-Q16-x64 NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
Magick.NET-Q16-x86 NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
Magick.NET-Q16-x86 NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
Magick.NET-Q8-x64 NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
Magick.NET-Q8-x64 NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
Magick.NET-Q8-x86 NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
Magick.NET-Q8-x86 NuGet | All versions | 14.15.0 |
How do I fix CVE-2026-55628?
Upgrade Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU to 14.15.0 or later.
Is CVE-2026-55628 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-55628 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-55628, ECHO-dd51-36a7-172c, GHSA-82mp-vp5c-9pf7, JLSEC-2026-1041, MINI-ccwr-rjhx-7288, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-55628.