Is CVE-2026-26983 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-26983 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-26983?

CVE-2026-26983 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-26983?

CVE-2026-26983 has an EPSS score of 0.45% (36th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-26983?

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-2026-26983

MEDIUM

5.3

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, the MSL interpreter crashes when processing a invalid `<map>` element that causes it to use an image after it has been freed. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference CWE-416Use After Free

How to fix

Remediation Available

imagemagickDebian

Fixed in:8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u11CVE-2026-26983

Fixed in:8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u8CVE-2026-26983

Fixed in:8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u6CVE-2026-26983

Fixed in:8:7.1.2.15+dfsg1-1CVE-2026-26983

ImageMagick Q16Windows application

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

Affected:7.0.0-0 7.1.2-15Fixed in:7.1.2-15ImageMagick 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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.45%probability of exploitation in 30 days

36thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 36% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

github.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-21758	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-21547	High	7.5	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-3470	Medium	4.3	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44224	High	8.2	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-0742	High	7.5	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2009-1386	Medium	5.0	80%	-	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 2026-02-24.