CVE-2026-4756

High

Published: 24 March 2026

Published

24 March 2026

Modified

26 March 2026

KEV Added

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Patch

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CVSS Score 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score 0.0002 4.8th percentile

Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2026-4756 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Molotovcherry Android-Imagemagick7. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Client Execution (T1203); ranked at the 4.8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-16 (Memory Protection) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Threat & Defense at a Glance

What attackers do: exploitation maps to Exploitation for Client Execution (T1203). What defenders deploy: see the NIST 800-53 controls recommended below.

Threat & Defense Details

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match

prevent

Mandates timely identification, reporting, and correction of the out-of-bounds write flaw in Android-ImageMagick7 by updating to version 7.1.2-11 or later.

SI-16 Memory Protection good match

prevent

Implements memory protection techniques such as DEP and ASLR to prevent unauthorized code execution from exploitation of the out-of-bounds write vulnerability.

SI-10 Information Input Validation partial match

prevent

Requires validation of image inputs to the Android-ImageMagick7 library to block malformed files that trigger the out-of-bounds write.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution

Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.

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Why these techniques?

Out-of-bounds write in client-side image processing library enables exploitation for code execution when a user opens a malicious image file (AV:L/UI:R).

Confidence: MEDIUM · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

NVD Description

Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in MolotovCherry Android-ImageMagick7.This issue affects Android-ImageMagick7: before 7.1.2-11.

Deeper analysisAI

CVE-2026-4756 is an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability (CWE-787) in the MolotovCherry Android-ImageMagick7 library. This issue affects versions of Android-ImageMagick7 prior to 7.1.2-11. Published on 2026-03-24T07:16:07.650, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (High), with vector AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

A local attacker with no privileges can exploit this vulnerability, though it requires user interaction and has low attack complexity. Successful exploitation enables high-impact outcomes, including unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information, modification of data or code, and denial of service through system disruption.

The provided reference points to a GitHub pull request at https://github.com/MolotovCherry/Android-ImageMagick7/pull/194, which addresses the issue. Mitigation requires updating to Android-ImageMagick7 version 7.1.2-11 or later.