Is CVE-2026-53462 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-53462 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-53462?

CVE-2026-53462 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-53462?

CVE-2026-53462 has an EPSS score of 0.23% (13th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-53462?

Upgrade imagemagick on debian unstable to 8:7.1.2.25+dfsg1-1 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-53462

MEDIUM

5.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 6.9.13-50 and 7.1.2-25, when an allocation fails in CheckPrimitiveExtent this can result in a heap-use-after-free and result in a crash. This issue has been patched in versions 6.9.13-50 and 7.1.2-25.

CWE-416Use After Free

How to fix

Remediation Available

imagemagickDebian

Fixed in:8:7.1.2.25+dfsg1-1CVE-2026-53462

ImageMagick Q16Windows application

Affected:7.0.0-0 7.1.2-25Fixed in:7.1.2-25ImageMagick Studio LLC

Affected:6.9.13-50Fixed in:6.9.13-50ImageMagick Studio LLC

ImageMagick Q16-HDRIWindows application

Affected:6.9.13-50Fixed in:6.9.13-50ImageMagick Studio LLC

Affected:7.0.0-0 7.1.2-25Fixed in:7.1.2-25ImageMagick 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 ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.23%probability of exploitation in 30 days

13thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 13% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

github.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-416 (Use After Free) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2019-0708	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-31166	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-5119	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2010-3962	High	8.1	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2015-0313	Critical	9.8	96%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2017-9798	High	7.5	95%	-	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 2026-06-11.