Restricted-file disclosure via unchecked script path
Published Jul 15, 2026 · Updated Jul 15, 2026
Policy bypass in ImageMagick 7 before 7.1.2-26 and 6 before 6.9.13-51 allows local users to read policy-denied files. AcquireScriptTokenInfo in MagickWand/script-token.c opens the -script filename without calling IsPathAuthorized for read rights. Exploitation requires local low-privileged execution and a restrictive path policy; disclosure is limited to files readable by that process.
Summary
What happened
Policy bypass in ImageMagick 7 before 7.1.2-26 and 6 before 6.9.13-51 allows local users to read policy-denied files. AcquireScriptTokenInfo in MagickWand/script-token.c opens the -script filename without calling IsPathAuthorized for read rights. Exploitation requires local low-privileged execution and a restrictive path policy; disclosure is limited to files readable by that process.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-61859
- Published
- Jul 15, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 15, 2026
- Vendor
- ImageMagick Studio LLC
- Product
- ImageMagick
- Classifications
- CWE-284, CWE-59, T1005
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 15, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 15, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <6.9.13-51
- Affected versionversion=0 <7.1.2-26
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