Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-30935

Memory Safety in Imagemagick ≤ 7.1.2-16

Published
10 March 2026
Modified
11 March 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 4.4
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0010 1th percentile
Risk Priority 35 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-30935 is a medium-severity Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick. Its CVSS base score is 4.4 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Malicious Image (T1204.003); ranked at the 1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-16, BilateralBlurImage contains a heap buffer over-read caused by an incorrect conversion. When processing a crafted image with the -bilateral-blur operation an out of…

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bounds read can occur. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.2-16.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1204.003 Malicious Image Execution
Adversaries may rely on a user running a malicious image to facilitate execution.
Why these techniques?

Crafted image triggers out-of-bounds read in image processing library, directly enabling malicious image execution.

Confidence: MEDIUM · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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Affected Assets

imagemagick
imagemagick
≤ 7.1.2-16

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)
  • SI-10 Information Input Validation
  • SI-2 Flaw Remediation
Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)
  • SI-7 Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity
Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V5.2.6

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

prevent

Directly enforces validation of image inputs to block malformed data that triggers the integer overflow and subsequent heap over-read in BilateralBlurImage.

prevent

Requires timely application of the vendor patch that corrects the conversion flaw in versions prior to 7.1.2-16.

detect

Verifies integrity of ImageMagick binaries and processed images to detect tampering or corruption that could exploit the out-of-bounds read.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure-development practices such as bounds checking and memory-safe languages directly prevent out-of-bounds reads.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability scanning and recording can discover instances of out-of-bounds reads after code is deployed.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Routine patching replaces vulnerable code containing out-of-bounds read flaws.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

detects

Security testing in development and acceptance includes fuzzing and static analysis that detect out-of-bounds read defects before release.

A.8.15 Logging partial match
detects

Logging can record evidence of an out-of-bounds read but does not prevent the weakness itself.

prevents

Secure development life cycle mandates input validation and bounds checking that directly prevent out-of-bounds reads.

prevents

Application security requirements include explicit bounds and memory-safety specifications that mitigate buffer over-reads.

prevents

Secure system architecture and engineering principles require memory-safe design patterns and runtime protections against out-of-bounds access.

prevents

Secure coding standards explicitly forbid unsafe pointer arithmetic and mandate bounds-checked reads, eliminating CWE-125.

References