{"id":"CVE-2026-61859","title":"ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-x before 6.9.13-51 contains a policy bypass vulnerability in the -script operation due to missing security policy checks","summary":"ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-x before 6.9.13-51 contains a policy bypass vulnerability in the -script operation due to missing security policy checks. This allows reading files from paths that are otherwise disallowed by the co…","severity":"low","cvss":3.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","cwe":["CWE-59"],"vendor":"imagemagick","product":"imagemagick","affected":["imagemagick >= 6.9.13-0, < 6.9.13-51","imagemagick >= 7.0.0-0, < 7.1.2-26"],"patched":["imagemagick 7.1.2-26"],"published":"2026-07-15","updated":"2026-10-09","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-09T10:36:03.307","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61859","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-vghg-5jrg-2398","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-26-policy-bypass-via-script-operation","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00168,"epssPercentile":0.05486,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-09T12:53:29.240Z","slug":"CVE-2026-61859","body":"## Overview\n\nImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-x before 6.9.13-51 contains a policy bypass vulnerability in the -script operation due to missing security policy checks. This allows reading files from paths that are otherwise disallowed by the configured security policy.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `imagemagick >= 6.9.13-0, < 6.9.13-51`\n- `imagemagick >= 7.0.0-0, < 7.1.2-26`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `imagemagick 7.1.2-26`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":18,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":18.2,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}