CVE-2026-28693 | ImageMagick has an integer overflow in DIB coder can result in out of bounds read or write

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, an integer overflow in DIB coder can result in out of bounds read or write. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41.

Published: 2026-03-10 Last update: 2026-07-14 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-28693 is rated Moderate Risk (41.3/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.33%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-28693

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 2026-06-30 0.24% 0.33% +0.09%
2 2026-06-15 0.06% 0.24% +0.18%
3 2026-03-15 — 0.06% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-28693

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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: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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.2 5.9 [email protected]
8.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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: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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.2 5.9 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-28693

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-28693

GHSA-hffp-q43q-qq76 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: nuget — ImageMagick: Integer overflow in DIB coder can result in out of bounds read or write

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-28693

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2026-28693: 1 source package rows (imagemagick); 82 state rows across 2 repos (3.23-community, edge-community); fixed 0, open 82. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-28693
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-28693 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-2026-28693
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-28693
suse high CVE-2026-28693 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-2026-28693/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-28693 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-2026-28693

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-28693

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-2026-28693

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