CVE-2023-34152

CRITICAL

ImageMagick - Remote Code Execution via OpenBlob Pipe Handling

Title source: manual
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2023-34152. PoCs published by overgrowncarrot1, SudoIndividual.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits CVE-2023-34152 in ImageMagick by crafting a malicious PNG filename that executes a reverse shell when processed. It uses command injection via shell metacharacters in the filename to decode and execute a base64-encoded payload.

Description

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick. This security flaw cause a remote code execution vulnerability in OpenBlob with --enable-pipes configured.

Exploits (2)

nomisec WORKING POC 10 stars
by overgrowncarrot1 · poc
https://github.com/overgrowncarrot1/ImageTragick_CVE-2023-34152

This PoC exploits CVE-2023-34152 in ImageMagick by crafting a malicious PNG filename that executes a reverse shell when processed. It uses command injection via shell metacharacters in the filename to decode and execute a base64-encoded payload.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ImageMagick (versions affected by CVE-2023-34152)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: ImageMagick installed on target system · Ability to upload or process malicious PNG filename
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC 3 stars
by SudoIndividual · poc
https://github.com/SudoIndividual/CVE-2023-34152

This PoC exploits CVE-2023-34152, an arbitrary command execution vulnerability in ImageMagick 6.9.6-4, by crafting a malicious PNG filename that triggers shell command injection when processed. The exploit generates a reverse shell payload embedded in the filename, leveraging incomplete sanitization of special characters like backticks and quotes.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ImageMagick 6.9.6-4
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Attacker-controlled file upload to a system processing images with ImageMagick · Network connectivity for reverse shell callback
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0801
EPSS Percentile 94.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-20 CWE-78
Status published
Products (6)
fedoraproject/extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux 8.0
fedoraproject/fedora 37
fedoraproject/fedora 38
imagemagick/imagemagick < 7.1.1-11
redhat/enterprise_linux 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux 7.0
Published May 30, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026