CVE-2026-56371
MEDIUMImageMagick - Memory Leak in TXT File Processing via Texture Attribute
Title source: cnaDescription
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contains a memory leak in coders/txt.c when processing TXT files with texture attributes: the texture object allocated via ReadImage is not released when GetTypeMetrics fails, leaking memory each time a crafted TXT file with a texture attribute is processed.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-3q5f-gmjc-38r8)
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-3q5f-gmjc-38r8
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: ImageMagick - Memory Leak in TXT File Processing via Texture Attribute
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-memory-leak-in-txt-file-processing-via-texture-attribute
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0026
EPSS Percentile
17.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-401
Status
published
Products (5)
ImageMagick/ImageMagick
< 6.9.13-40
imagemagick/imagemagick
< 6.9.13-40
ImageMagick/ImageMagick
< 7.1.2-15
ImageMagick/ImageMagick
6.9.13-40
ImageMagick/ImageMagick
7.1.2-15
Published
Jun 23, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 23, 2026