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CVE-2026-86422 Details

Description

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 contains a time-of-check-time-of-use vulnerability in path policy enforcement on Windows that allows attackers to bypass read or write restrictions by exploiting symlink race conditions. Attackers can swap symlinks between policy validation and file access to read or write policy-denied files.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:3.3 LOWVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:3.3 LOWVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-x8g2-7r3w-h44p	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-7.1.2-30-path-policy-toctou-symlink-race	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-59	Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
imagemagick imagemagick	< 6.9.13-55 >= 7.0.0-0, < 7.1.2-30
CPE cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

3 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Sep 10, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Sep 9, 2026	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Sep 7, 2026	New CVE Received	[email protected]