---
id: CVE-2026-116160
title: >-
  ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 Heap Buffer Overflow via
  X11 Animate
summary: >-
  ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 contains a heap-based
  buffer overflow in the X11 animate operation when processing crafted images.
  Attackers can supply a malicious image that, when a user runs an X11 animate
  operatio…
severity: low
cvss: 3.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-122
vendor: ImageMagick
product: ImageMagick
affected:
  - ImageMagick >= 7.0.0-0 < 7.1.2-33
  - ImageMagick < 6.9.13-58
published: '2026-10-25'
updated: '2026-10-25'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-25T13:20:05.634Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116160'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-6p6q-wfrv-ffhh
    label: GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-6p6q-wfrv-ffhh)
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-6.9.13-58-and-7-x-before-7.1.2-33-heap-buffer-overflow-via-x11-animate
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33
      Heap Buffer Overflow via X11 Animate
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-25T22:08:29.949Z'
---

## Overview

ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 contains a heap-based buffer overflow in the X11 animate operation when processing crafted images. Attackers can supply a malicious image that, when a user runs an X11 animate operation on it, overwrites heap memory and can crash the application.

## Affected

- `ImageMagick >= 7.0.0-0 < 7.1.2-33`
- `ImageMagick < 6.9.13-58`

## Remediation

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