CVE-2026-53463 | ImageMagick: Null Pointer Dereference in distort operation when passing incorrect arguments

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 6.9.13-50 and 7.1.2-25, when passing incorrect arguments in the distort operation a null pointer deference will occur. This issue has been patched in versions 6.9.13-50 and 7.1.2-25.

Published: 2026-06-10 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-53463 is rated Low Risk (20.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.19%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-53463

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 2026-06-15 0.03% 0.19% +0.15%
2 2026-06-11 — 0.03% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-53463

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/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: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:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
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:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 2.8 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-53463

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-53463

GHSA-p9rq-q46c-g4x6 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: nuget — ImageMagick has Null Pointer Dereference caused by the distort operation when passing incorrect arguments

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-53463

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-53463 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-2026-53463
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53463
suse medium CVE-2026-53463 severity moderate: SUSE including 8 source package names (GraphicsMagick, GraphicsMagick-devel, …), 8 product×package rows across 1 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7): Known Not Affected 8. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53463/

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-53463

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
imagemagick imagemagick < 6.9.13-50 cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
imagemagick imagemagick >= 7.0.0-0, < 7.1.2-25 cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-53463

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