Is CVE-2026-28689 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-28689 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-28689?

CVE-2026-28689 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-28689?

CVE-2026-28689 has an EPSS score of 0.11% (1th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-28689?

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-2026-28689

MEDIUM

6.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41, domain="path" authorization is checked before final file open/use. A symlink swap between check-time and use-time bypasses policy-denied read/write. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41.

CWE-59Link Following CWE-367TOCTOU Race Condition

How to fix

Remediation Available

imagemagickDebian

Fixed in:8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u11CVE-2026-28689

Fixed in:8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u8CVE-2026-28689

Fixed in:8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u7CVE-2026-28689

Fixed in:8:7.1.2.16+dfsg1-1CVE-2026-28689

ImageMagick Q16Windows application

Affected:6.9.13-41Fixed in:6.9.13-41ImageMagick Studio LLC

Affected:7.0.0-0 7.1.2-16Fixed in:7.1.2-16ImageMagick Studio LLC

ImageMagick Q16-HDRIWindows application

Affected:7.0.0-0 7.1.2-16Fixed in:7.1.2-16ImageMagick Studio LLC

Affected:6.9.13-41Fixed in:6.9.13-41ImageMagick 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 ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.11%probability of exploitation in 30 days

1stpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 1% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

github.com

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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 2026-03-12.