CodeIgniter4's ImageMagick Handler has Command Injection Vulnerability

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS

9.8 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

• CVE-2025-54418: 1.50% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 74.35 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Impact This vulnerability affects applications that: Use the ImageMagick handler for image processing (imagick as the image library) AND either: Allow file uploads with user-controlled filenames and process uploaded images using the resize() method OR use the text() method with user-controlled text content or options An attacker can: Upload a file with a malicious filename containing shell metacharacters that get executed when the image is processed OR provide malicious text content or options that get executed when adding text to images Patches Upgrade to v4.6.2 or later. Workarounds Switch to the GD image handler (gd, the default handler), which is not affected by either vulnerability For file upload scenarios: Instead of using user-provided filenames, generate random names to eliminate the attack vector with getRandomName() when using the move() method, or use the store() method, which automatically generates safe filenames For text operations: If you must use ImageMagick with…

Published by the source

28 Jul 2025, 16:08 UTC

Last modified by the source

28 Jul 2025, 16:08 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 14:34 UTC

1. Revision 1 · created · 26 Oct 2026

   Published from ghsa record GHSA-9952-gv64-x94c

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2025-54418

Advisory: CodeIgniter4's ImageMagick Handler has Command Injection Vulnerability
IDs: CVE-2025-54418, GHSA-9952-gv64-x94c
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2025-54418 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 14:34 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: codeigniter4/framework 4.6.2. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- Packagist codeigniter4/framework: affected < 4.6.2; fixed in 4.6.2

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- Packagist codeigniter4/framework: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on codeigniter4/framework.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9952-gv64-x94c (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-9952-gv64-x94c lists affected ranges: Packagist codeigniter4/framework >=0 <4.6.2)

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