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CVE-2026-116154

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Description

ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 contains a memory leak in its XML parsing code, where allocated memory is not released when parsing reaches the nesting depth limit. Attackers can supply crafted, deeply nested XML data to trigger the leak, causing memory exhaustion and denial of service.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.9 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Undergoing Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-25 14:16:53.857000
Last modified
2026-10-26 20:17:52.953000
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