CVE-2026-56370 — Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU
CVE-2026-56370 is a Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU. A fix is available for Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU — see the affected versions and patch details below.
ImageMagick - Out-of-bounds Access in ConnectedComponentsImage via connected-components Artifact
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-2026-56370.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
Real-World Exposure
Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU.NETMagick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU.NETMagick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64.NETMagick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64.NETMagick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64.NETMagick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86.NETMagick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64.NETMagick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64+10 moreReal-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 before 7.1.2-19 contains an out-of-bounds access vulnerability in ConnectedComponentsImage() when processing connected-components artifacts with invalid indices. Attackers can trigger access violations by specifying malformed connected-components definitions via CLI, causing denial of service or potential code execution.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| .NETNuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU | all versions | 14.12.0dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU --version 14.12.0 |
| .NETNuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU | all versions | 14.12.0dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU --version 14.12.0 |
| .NETNuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 | all versions | 14.12.0dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 --version 14.12.0 |
| .NETNuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 | all versions | 14.12.0dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 --version 14.12.0 |
| .NETNuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 | all versions | 14.12.0dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 --version 14.12.0 |
| .NETNuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 | all versions | 14.12.0dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 --version 14.12.0 |
Affected Products
imagemagickimagemagickDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
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 14.12.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-56370 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.
An out-of-bounds access flaw exists in ImageMagick when handling malformed connected-components artifacts. Exploitation requires local user interaction via the CLI and can result in a denial of service or arbitrary code execution.
Prevent the injection of malformed -connected-components flags by strictly sanitizing all user-supplied CLI input in backend applications. Additionally, if automated ImageMagick processing is not required, restrict execution permissions on the binaries to trusted administrative groups.Source: Red Hat security advisory for CVE-2026-56370 (CC BY 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
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