CVE-2026-24485 | ImageMagick: Infinite loop vulnerability when parsing a PCD file

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, when a PCD file does not contain a valid Sync marker, the DecodeImage() function becomes trapped in an infinite loop while searching for the Sync marker, causing the program to become unresponsive and continuously consume CPU resources, ultimately leading to system resource exhaustion and denial of service. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.

Published: 2026-02-24 Last update: 2026-02-27 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-24485 is rated Low Risk (31.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-24485

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-03 0.05% 0.02% -0.03%
2 2026-03-02 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
3 2026-02-24 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-24485

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-24485

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-24485

GHSA-pqgj-2p96-rx85 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: nuget — ImageMagick: Infinite loop vulnerability when parsing a PCD file

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-24485

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2026-24485: 1 source package rows (imagemagick); 82 state rows across 2 repos (3.23-community, edge-community); fixed 8, open 74. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-24485
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-24485 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (imagemagick), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-24485
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-24485
suse medium CVE-2026-24485 severity moderate: SUSE including 80 source package names (2.2.1-5.54:rsync-3.3.0-slfo.1.1_4.1, 2.2.1-5.62:rsync-3.3.0-slfo.1.1_4.1, …), 239 product×package rows across 39 product lines (Container suse/sl-micro/6.1/baremetal-os-container, Container suse/sl-micro/6.1/base-os-container, … (39 product lines)): Fixed 225, First Fixed 14. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-24485/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-24485 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (imagemagick), 8 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): needs-triage 8. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-24485

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-24485

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
imagemagick imagemagick < 6.9.13-40 cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
imagemagick imagemagick >= 7.0.0-0, < 7.1.2-15 cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlemstra magick.net < 14.10.3 cpe:2.3:a:dlemstra:magick.net:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-24485

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