CVE-2025-55298

7.5 HIGH
Published: August 26, 2025 Modified: November 03, 2025

Description

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to ImageMagick versions 6.9.13-28 and 7.1.2-2, a format string bug vulnerability exists in InterpretImageFilename function where user input is directly passed to FormatLocaleString without proper sanitization. An attacker can overwrite arbitrary memory regions, enabling a wide range of attacks from heap overflow to remote code execution. This issue has been patched in versions 6.9.13-28 and 7.1.2-2.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-9ccg-6pjw-x645
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/dlemstra/Magick.NET/releases/tag/14.8.1
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Release Notes
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-9ccg-6pjw-x645
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Exploit Vendor Advisory

5 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.5%
65th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

imagemagick