Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
ImageMagick versions before 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 can crash or become unavailable when processing a specially crafted SVG file. This matters where ImageMagick handles user-supplied images, such as upload pipelines, media services, or document conversion workflows. The issue is availability-focused, not described as data theft or code execution.
Executive priority
Prioritize patching for public upload, image conversion, and content-processing systems. The business risk is service disruption, not confirmed compromise. Treat as high urgency where untrusted SVGs are accepted at scale.
Technical view
The internal SVG decoder has an off-by-one boundary check and unsafe numeric conversion path involving integer overflow or wraparound. The advisory describes a guard bypass reaching an undefined size_t cast, causing denial of service. Affected ranges are ImageMagick >=7.0.0 and <7.1.2-15, and 6.x versions <6.9.13-40.
Likely exposure
Highest exposure is internet-facing or automated services that use ImageMagick to process untrusted SVG files. Systems only processing trusted local images have lower practical exposure. Check application dependencies, container images, and OS packages for bundled ImageMagick versions.
Exploitation context
No active exploitation is indicated in the provided sources, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. The attack condition is a crafted SVG processed by a vulnerable ImageMagick installation. The reported impact is denial of service with high availability impact.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record and GitHub advisory. The advisory names patched versions and the vulnerable logic class but does not indicate exploitation in the wild. Avoid assuming code execution or confidentiality impact without additional vendor evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade ImageMagick to 7.1.2-15, 6.9.13-40, or later.
- Update OS, container, and application packages that bundle ImageMagick.
- Review vendor or distribution guidance for backported fixes.
- Limit processing of untrusted SVG files until patched.
Validation and detection
- Inventory ImageMagick versions across hosts, containers, and build images.
- Identify services accepting or converting user-supplied SVG files.
- Confirm deployed versions are 7.1.2-15, 6.9.13-40, or vendor-fixed.
- Review application logs for unexplained ImageMagick crashes or conversion failures.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H3.93.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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7.5HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-7355-pwx2-pm84CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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