---
id: CVE-2026-109265
title: >-
  ImageMagick 7.1.1-7 before 7.1.2-32 contains a heap buffer over-read
  vulnerability that allows attackers to read beyond allocated memory due to
  incorrect string termination in XMP profiles
summary: >-
  ImageMagick 7.1.1-7 before 7.1.2-32 contains a heap buffer over-read
  vulnerability that allows attackers to read beyond allocated memory due to
  incorrect string termination in XMP profiles. Attackers can supply a crafted
  image containing…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-125
published: '2026-10-12'
updated: '2026-10-12'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-12T17:17:18.483'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109265'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/7605c7619da77a5ff1ccf4ec159f3ec782c6bda7
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-jph3-37cg-79wg
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-7.1.1-7-before-7.1.2-32-heap-buffer-over-read-via-xmp-profile
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-10-12T18:00:08.181Z'
---

## Overview

ImageMagick 7.1.1-7 before 7.1.2-32 contains a heap buffer over-read vulnerability that allows attackers to read beyond allocated memory due to incorrect string termination in XMP profiles. Attackers can supply a crafted image containing a malformed XMP profile to trigger the over-read and crash the application.

## Remediation

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