CVE-2026-40183 — MEDIUM (5.5)

Q: How severe is CVE-2026-40183?

CVE-2026-40183 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2026-40183?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Imagemagick Imagemagick.

Vulnerability Description

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. In versions below 7.1.2-19, the JXL encoder has an heap write overflow when a user specifies that the image should be encoded as 16 bit floats. This issue has been fixed in version 7.1.2-19.

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Imagemagick	Imagemagick	< 7.1.2-19

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-122

References

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/releases/tag/7.1.2-19Release Notes
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-jvgr-9ph5-m8Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/dlemstra/Magick.NET/releases/tag/14.12.0Release Notes

FAQ

What is CVE-2026-40183?

CVE-2026-40183 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. In versions below 7.1.2-19, the JXL encoder has an heap write overflow when a user specifies that the ima...

How severe is CVE-2026-40183?

CVE-2026-40183 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-40183?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Imagemagick Imagemagick.