How severe is CVE-2025-68469?

No CVSS score has been assigned to CVE-2025-68469 yet. Review the advisory details and affected package list to assess your exposure.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2025-68469?

CVE-2025-68469 affects the following packages: Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU (NuGet), Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU (NuGet), Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 (NuGet), Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64 (NuGet), Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 (NuGet), Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 (NuGet), Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 (NuGet), Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 (NuGet), and 10 more. Ecosystems affected: NuGet.

How do I fix CVE-2025-68469?

Update Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU to 13.2.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2025-68469 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2025-68469 in my NuGet dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2025-68469 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

How does O3 Security protect against CVE-2025-68469?

O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2025-68469 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.

Is CVE-2025-68469 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2025-68469 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-68469?

CVE-2025-68469 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 0.2%, placing it in the 11th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2025-68469?

CVE-2025-68469 is classified as CWE-122 (CWE-122). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

When was CVE-2025-68469 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2025-68469 was published on December 18, 2025 and was last updated on August 12, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

.NET NuGet

Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2025-68469 — Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU

CVE-2025-68469 is a CWE-122 vulnerability in Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU. A fix is available for Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU — see the affected versions and patch details below.

ImageMagick vulnerable to heap-buffer-overflow

Also known asGHSA-fff3-4rp7-px97

Published

Dec 18, 2025

Updated

Aug 12, 2026

Affected

18 pkgs

Patched

18 / 18

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Sep 22, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

Proof-of-concept exploit code exists

CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2025-68469.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

0.2%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs11th percentile — riskier than 11% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.

Real-World Exposure

18 pkgs affected

.NETMagick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU.NETMagick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU.NETMagick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64.NETMagick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64.NETMagick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64.NETMagick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64.NETMagick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86.NETMagick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64+10 more

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects NuGet packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

Summary

While Processing a crafted TIFF file, imagemagick crashes.

Details

Following is the imagemagick version:

imagemagick_git/build_26jun23/bin/magick --version
Version: ImageMagick 7.1.1-13 (Beta) Q16-HDRI x86_64 56f478940:20230625 https://imagemagick.org
Copyright: (C) 1999 ImageMagick Studio LLC
License: https://imagemagick.org/script/license.php
Features: Cipher DPC HDRI 
Delegates (built-in): fontconfig freetype jbig jng jpeg lcms lzma pangocairo png tiff webp x xml zlib
Compiler: gcc (4.2)

PoC

issue can be replicated with following command with provided POC file(sent over email):

magick poc.tiff /dev/null

Impact

This can lead to application crash.

Credits

Please give credits to Hardik shah of Vehere (Dawn Treaders team)

Affected Packages

18 total 18 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
.NETNuGet	`Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU`	all versions	13.2.0`dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU --version 13.2.0`
.NETNuGet	`Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU`	all versions	13.2.0`dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU --version 13.2.0`
.NETNuGet	`Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64`	all versions	13.2.0`dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 --version 13.2.0`
.NETNuGet	`Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64`	all versions	13.2.0`dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64 --version 13.2.0`
.NETNuGet	`Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64`	all versions	13.2.0`dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 --version 13.2.0`
.NETNuGet	`Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64`	all versions	13.2.0`dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 --version 13.2.0`

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU to 13.2.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2025-68469 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2025-68469 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.

Tailored to CVE-2025-68469. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

### Summary While Processing a crafted TIFF file, imagemagick crashes. ### Details Following is the imagemagick version: ``` imagemagick_git/build_26jun23/bin/magick --version Version: ImageMagick 7.1.1-13 (Beta) Q16-HDRI x86_64 56f478940:20230625 https://imagemagick.org Copyright: (C) 1999 ImageMagick Studio LLC License: https://imagemagick.org/script/license.php Features: Cipher DPC HDRI Delegates (built-in): fontconfig freetype jbig jng jpeg lcms lzma pangocairo png tiff webp x xml zlib Compiler: gcc (4.2) ``` ### PoC issue can be replicated with following command with provided POC file(s

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