CVE-2026-61859
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-x before 6.9.13-51 contains a policy bypass vulnerability in the -script operation due to missing security policy checks. This allows reading files from paths that are otherwise disallowed by the configured security policy.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
4.8
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-15 12:18:20.780000
Last modified
2026-10-29 21:17:27.747000
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