CVE-2026-62946: ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for
CVE-2026-62946 analysis covering impact, affected products, versions, remediation, and cross-checked defender guidance.
CVE-2026-62946 is a vulnerability published by NVD on 7/30/2026.
What happened
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. In versions prior to both 6.9.13-52 and 7.1.2-27, processing an extremely large JNX file on 32-bit platforms can cause an integer overflow, leading to a heap buffer over-write. This issue has been fixed in versions 6.9.13-52 and 7.1.2-27.
Affected products and versions
- NVD has not published a normalized affected-product configuration yet.
Severity and weakness
CVSS: MEDIUM 5.1. Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Weaknesses: CWE-190.
Known exploitation
No CISA KEV entry is currently attached to the NVD record.
What defenders should do
- Identify whether the affected product and version range exists in production.
- Review vendor advisories and release notes before change windows.
- Patch, upgrade, disable the vulnerable component, or apply vendor mitigations.
- Verify the running version after deployment, not only the package inventory.
Official and supporting references
- No vendor advisory tagged by NVD at draft time.