CVE-2026-56374 — Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU
CVE-2026-56374 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 - Heap Buffer Overflow in FTXT Encoder via format Parameter
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-2026-56374.
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 a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the FTXT encoder due to missing boundary checks when parsing ftxt:format. Remote attackers can trigger an out of bounds read by crafting malicious FTXT image files to cause denial of service or information disclosure.
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
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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-2026-56374 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.
This low-impact heap buffer overflow in ImageMagick's FTXT encoder, caused by insufficient boundary checks, could lead to denial of service or information disclosure if a user opens a specially crafted FTXT file.
To mitigate this, disable the vulnerable FTXT format by adding the following line to your ImageMagick security policy file (typically /etc/ImageMagick-7/policy.xml): <policy domain="coder" rights="none" pattern="FTXT" /> Applying this mitigation will immediately block ImageMagick from processing any files in the FTXT format, but requires no service restarts or downtime.Source: Red Hat security advisory for CVE-2026-56374 (CC BY 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
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