ImageMagick before 7.1.2-31 contains a policy bypass vulnerability in the UHDR encoder that fails to perform policy checks during buffer allocation for image pixels. Attackers can bypass resource policies by processing specially crafted UHDR images, potentially causing denial of service through excessive memory allocation.
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-7.1.2-31-policy-bypass-in-uhdr-encoder
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-7hjx-392p-f8cm
Published: 2026-09-18
Updated: 2026-09-18
Base Score: 2.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Severity: Low
Base Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Severity: Low
Base Score: 6.3
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: Medium
EPSS: 0.00312