CVE-2026-61860 ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Use-After-Free via freetype
Attackers can cause a denial of service in ImageMagick by triggering a use-after-free error during image processing when freetype initialization fails.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-61860?
CVE-2026-61860 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in ImageMagick, published on 15 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51 contains a use-after-free vulnerability that occurs when freetype initialization fails: the method does not exit and continues to use memory that was already freed. This can be triggered during image processing and may lead to a denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-61860?
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-2026-61860?
Upgrade Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU to 14.15.0 or later.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2026-61860 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-61860 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-61860, ECHO-5e0a-a80b-a826, GHSA-6jwg-7q3p-5fqm, GHSA-9jv5-jcq7-xww3, JLSEC-2026-1066, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-61860.