CVE-2025-55298

HIGH EPSS 89.4%
Published Aug 26, 202510mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
8.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Aug 26, 2025 10mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.8
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
89.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available

Weaknesses 2

CWE-123
CWE-134

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
imagemagickimagemagick* <6.9.13-28
imagemagickimagemagick*≥7.0.0-0  –  <7.1.2-2

References 4

  • github.com https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/439b362b93c074eea6c3f834d84982b43ef057d5
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-9ccg-6pjw-x645
    ExploitVendor Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/dlemstra/Magick.NET/releases/tag/14.8.1
    Release Notes
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00012.html

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/439b362b93c074eea6c3f834d84982b43ef057d5
    Patch