How severe is CVE-2026-46523?

CVE-2026-46523 has a CVSS score of 6.2/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2026-46523?

CVE-2026-46523 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-2026-46523?

Update Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU to 14.13.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-46523 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2026-46523 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-2026-46523 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Stop feeding it untrusted input: reject or quarantine files and payloads from unverified sources until you can upgrade, restrict accepted formats to the ones you actually need, and run the parsing or decoding step in a least-privileged sandbox or short-lived worker so a crash or corrupted read cannot reach the rest of the process.

Is CVE-2026-46523 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2026-46523 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-2026-46523?

CVE-2026-46523 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 0.4%, placing it in the 34th 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-2026-46523?

CVE-2026-46523 is classified as Use After Free (CWE-416), CWE-825 (CWE-825). These weakness types describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

When was CVE-2026-46523 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2026-46523 was published on June 10, 2026 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.

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MEDIUM severity

CVE-2026-46523 — Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU

MEDIUM

CVE-2026-46523 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.2) Use After Free vulnerability in Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU. A fix is available for Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU — see the affected versions and patch details below.

ImageMagick: Use-After-Free in MSL decoder.

Also known asGHSA-5r4x-w6p5-222q

Published

Jun 10, 2026

Updated

Aug 12, 2026

Affected

18 pkgs

Patched

18 / 18

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Sep 30, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2026-46523.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

0.4%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk+0.12%

Lower risk than most CVEs34th percentile — riskier than 34% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

CVE-2026-46523 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.

Where this sits among everything scored

Of 380,526 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.

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

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2.23 and 6.9.13-48, a crafted MSL image can trigger a heap-use-after-free. Versions 7.1.2.23 and 6.9.13-48 fix the issue.

Affected Packages

18 total 18 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
.NETNuGet	`Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU`	all versions	14.13.1`dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU --version 14.13.1`
.NETNuGet	`Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU`	all versions	14.13.1`dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU --version 14.13.1`
.NETNuGet	`Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64`	all versions	14.13.1`dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 --version 14.13.1`
.NETNuGet	`Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64`	all versions	14.13.1`dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64 --version 14.13.1`
.NETNuGet	`Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64`	all versions	14.13.1`dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 --version 14.13.1`
.NETNuGet	`Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64`	all versions	14.13.1`dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 --version 14.13.1`

Affected Products

1 product · 2 configurations

Application

imagemagickimagemagick

≥ 7.0.0-0 && < 7.1.2-23

range

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 14.13.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-46523 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Stop feeding it untrusted input: reject or quarantine files and payloads from unverified sources until you can upgrade, restrict accepted formats to the ones you actually need, and run the parsing or decoding step in a least-privileged sandbox or short-lived worker so a crash or corrupted read cannot reach the rest of the process.

Fixing This On Your OS

If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.

Red HatImportant

Workaround published by Red Hat

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

Source: Red Hat security advisory for CVE-2026-46523 (CC BY 4.0)

Product	Fixed in	Advisory
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support	`ImageMagick-0:6.9.10.68-17.el7_9`	RHSA-2026:32961

Frequently Asked Questions

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CVSS Score

6.2/10CVSS v3 base

Vector breakdown

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE Classification

CWE-416Use After Free CWE-825CWE-825

Weaponization

No known public exploit tooling found.

Timeline

Disclosed

Jun 10, 2026

Last updated

Aug 12, 2026

Identifiers

CVE-2026-46523

GHSA-5r4x-w6p5-222q

References

Advisoryaccess.redhat.com Advisoryaccess.redhat.com Advisorygithub.com Advisorygithub.com Advisorynvd.nist.gov Reportbugzilla.redhat.com Websecurity.access.redhat.com Packagegithub.com

Related vulnerabilities

This CVE is medium severity; 3 of 8 other CVEs affecting Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU are rated as high or higher (top: moderate).

GHSA-cvhv-g4rq-3hmwCVE-2026-53466CVE-2026-62363GHSA-56m6-8q75-f2rwGHSA-6jwg-7q3p-5fqmGHSA-6vxp-gfwf-hcr9GHSA-76q6-2p6h-xjqrGHSA-7c7m-fpjw-gwcq

Provenance

Sources

OSV.devNVDFIRST.org (EPSS)

Last verifiedAug 12, 2026

CVE-2026-46523 — Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

EPSS Exploitation Probability

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

Description

Affected Packages

Affected Products

Detection & mitigation playbook

Detect

Fix

Workarounds

Fixing This On Your OS

Frequently Asked Questions

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