Is CVE-2026-25971 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-25971 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-25971?

CVE-2026-25971 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.2 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-25971?

CVE-2026-25971 has an EPSS score of 0.21% (11th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-25971?

Upgrade imagemagick on debian 11 to 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u11 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-25971

MEDIUM

6.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, Magick fails to check for circular references between two MSLs, leading to a stack overflow. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.

CWE-674 CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

imagemagickDebian

Fixed in:8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u11CVE-2026-25971

Fixed in:8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u9CVE-2026-25971

Fixed in:8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u6CVE-2026-25971

Fixed in:8:7.1.2.15+dfsg1-1CVE-2026-25971

ImageMagick Q16Windows application

Affected:7.0.0-0 7.1.2-15Fixed in:7.1.2-15ImageMagick Studio LLC

Affected:6.9.13-40Fixed in:6.9.13-40ImageMagick Studio LLC

ImageMagick Q16-HDRIWindows application

Affected:7.0.0-0 7.1.2-15Fixed in:7.1.2-15ImageMagick Studio LLC

Affected:6.9.13-40Fixed in:6.9.13-40ImageMagick Studio LLC

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.21%probability of exploitation in 30 days

11thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 11% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

github.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-674 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-25111	High	8.6	65%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-50269	High	8.6	58%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-42697	High	7.5	36%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-0739	Medium	6.5	19%	-	Fix
CVE-2007-1285	High	7.5	18%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-02-25.