CVE-2026-28692 | ImageMagick has a heap buffer over-read via 32-bit integer overflow in MAT decoder

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41, MAT decoder uses 32-bit arithmetic due to incorrect parenthesization resulting in a heap over-read. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41.

Published: 2026-03-10 Last update: 2026-03-11 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-28692 is rated Low Risk (21.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-28692

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 2026-03-21 0.05% 0.02% -0.03%
2 2026-03-15 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
3 2026-03-10 0.04%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-28692

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.8 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L 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:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
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:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
2.2 2.5 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-28692

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-28692

GHSA-mrmj-x24c-wwcv · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: nuget — ImageMagick has a heap buffer over-read via 32-bit integer overflow in MAT decoder

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-28692

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2026-28692: 1 source package rows (imagemagick); 82 state rows across 2 repos (3.23-community, edge-community); fixed 6, open 76. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-28692
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-28692 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-2026-28692
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-28692
suse high CVE-2026-28692 severity important: SUSE including 85 source package names (GraphicsMagick, GraphicsMagick-devel, …), 258 product×package rows across 30 product lines (Image SLE-Micro, Image SLE-Micro-Azure, … (30 product lines)): Fixed 144, First Fixed 98, Known Not Affected 16. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-28692/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-28692 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-2026-28692

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-28692

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
imagemagick imagemagick < 6.9.13-41 cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
imagemagick imagemagick >= 7.0.0-0, < 7.1.2-16 cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-28692

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