CVE-2026-116159

{
  "id": "CVE-2026-116159",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-25T14:16:54.557",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T17:17:22.090",
  "vulnStatus": "Undergoing Analysis",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 contains a memory leak in the handling of the -cdl (color decision list) option, where allocated memory is not cleaned up after use. Attackers can supply input that causes the -cdl option to be processed, repeatedly leaking memory and degrading availability through resource exhaustion."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "ImageMagick",
          "product": "ImageMagick",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "7.0.0-0",
              "lessThan": "7.1.2-33",
              "versionType": "custom",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "7.1.2-33",
              "versionType": "custom",
              "status": "unaffected"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "vendor": "ImageMagick",
          "product": "ImageMagick",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "0",
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              "versionType": "custom",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "6.9.13-58",
              "versionType": "custom",
              "status": "unaffected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "type": "Secondary",
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          "vulnIntegrityImpact": "NONE",
          "vulnAvailabilityImpact": "LOW",
          "subConfidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "subIntegrityImpact": "NONE",
          "subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "confidentialityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "integrityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
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          "modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
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          "modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED",
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          "modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED"
        }
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          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
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          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "LOW"
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          "timestamp": "2026-10-26T15:38:40.756581Z",
          "id": "CVE-2026-116159",
          "options": [
            {
              "exploitation": "none"
            },
            {
              "automatable": "no"
            },
            {
              "technicalImpact": "partial"
            }
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      "description": [
        {
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          "value": "CWE-401"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-c2qq-jqw7-q4mx",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-6.9.13-58-and-7-x-before-7.1.2-33-memory-leak-via-cdl-option",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}