---
id: CVE-2026-108693
title: >-
  ImageMagick on Windows through 7.1.2-33 and 6.9.13-58 contains an uncontrolled
  search path vulnerability in NTGhostscriptEXE() that launches gswin64c.exe by
  bare name when Ghostscript is unregistered
summary: >-
  ImageMagick on Windows through 7.1.2-33 and 6.9.13-58 contains an uncontrolled
  search path vulnerability in NTGhostscriptEXE() that launches gswin64c.exe by
  bare name when Ghostscript is unregistered. Attackers can plant a malicious
  gswi…
severity: high
cvss: 7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-427
published: '2026-10-11'
updated: '2026-10-11'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-11T02:16:37.607'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-108693'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/211e5b975a0019a88dcef5f84c1193f46738d815/MagickCore/nt-base.c#L1469-L1511
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/211e5b975a0019a88dcef5f84c1193f46738d815/MagickCore/nt-base.c#L2829-L2832
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/ghostx-86/exploitarium/tree/main/imagemagick-gs-delegate-hijack-poc
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-through-7.1.2-33-and-6.9.13-58-uncontrolled-search-path-via-ghostscript-delegate
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-10-11T02:38:44.034Z'
---

## Overview

ImageMagick on Windows through 7.1.2-33 and 6.9.13-58 contains an uncontrolled search path vulnerability in NTGhostscriptEXE() that launches gswin64c.exe by bare name when Ghostscript is unregistered. Attackers can plant a malicious gswin64c.exe in the working directory to execute code with ImageMagick privileges when PDF, PostScript, or EPS files are converted.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.