---
id: CVE-2026-61465
title: >-
  ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51 is missing a check for the allowed
  memory allocation limit in matrix-backed operations such as -canny
summary: >-
  ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51 is missing a check for the allowed
  memory allocation limit in matrix-backed operations such as -canny. An
  attacker can supply a crafted image that causes ImageMagick to allocate more
  memory than …
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'
cwe:
  - CWE-770
published: '2026-07-11'
updated: '2026-07-11'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61465'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-rvhp-75f6-9jqh
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-26-memory-allocation-policy-bypass
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-07-11T23:16:21.445Z'
epss: 0.00291
epssPercentile: 0.1927
---

## Overview

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51 is missing a check for the allowed memory allocation limit in matrix-backed operations such as -canny. An attacker can supply a crafted image that causes ImageMagick to allocate more memory than permitted by the configured policy, resulting in a denial of service.

## Remediation

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