ImageMagick has a heap buffer overflow (WRITE) in the YAML and JSON encoders.

Exploitation

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

CVSS

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

EPSS

• CVE-2026-40169: 0.18% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 7.66 (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.

A crafted image could result in an out of bounds heap write when writing a yaml or json output and that could result in a crash.

Published by the source

14 Apr 2026, 18:50 UTC

Last modified by the source

14 Apr 2026, 18:50 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 17:04 UTC

1. Revision 1 · created · 26 Oct 2026

   Published from ghsa record GHSA-5592-p365-24xh

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2026-40169

Advisory: ImageMagick has a heap buffer overflow (WRITE) in the YAML and JSON encoders.
IDs: CVE-2026-40169, GHSA-5592-p365-24xh
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2026-40169 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 17:04 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.2)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: magick.net-q8-arm64 14.12.0; magick.net-q8-x86 14.12.0; magick.net-q16-hdri-anycpu 14.12.0; magick.net-q16-openmp-x64 14.12.0; magick.net-q16-anycpu 14.12.0; magick.net-q16-hdri-x86 14.12.0; magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-arm64 14.12.0; magick.net-q16-hdri-arm64 14.12.0; magick.net-q16-x86 14.12.0; magick.net-q8-openmp-x64 14.12.0; magick.net-q16-openmp-arm64 14.12.0; magick.net-q16-x64 14.12.0; magick.net-q8-x64 14.12.0; magick.net-q8-openmp-arm64 14.12.0; magick.net-q8-anycpu 14.12.0; magick.net-q16-arm64 14.12.0; magick.net-q16-hdri-x64 14.12.0. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- NuGet magick.net-q8-arm64: affected < 14.12.0; fixed in 14.12.0
- NuGet magick.net-q8-x86: affected < 14.12.0; fixed in 14.12.0
- NuGet magick.net-q16-hdri-anycpu: affected < 14.12.0; fixed in 14.12.0
- NuGet magick.net-q16-openmp-x64: affected < 14.12.0; fixed in 14.12.0
- NuGet magick.net-q16-anycpu: affected < 14.12.0; fixed in 14.12.0
- NuGet magick.net-q16-hdri-x86: affected < 14.12.0; fixed in 14.12.0
- NuGet magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-arm64: affected < 14.12.0; fixed in 14.12.0
- NuGet magick.net-q16-hdri-arm64: affected < 14.12.0; fixed in 14.12.0
- NuGet magick.net-q16-x86: affected < 14.12.0; fixed in 14.12.0
- NuGet magick.net-q8-openmp-x64: affected < 14.12.0; fixed in 14.12.0
- NuGet magick.net-q16-openmp-arm64: affected < 14.12.0; fixed in 14.12.0
- NuGet magick.net-q16-x64: affected < 14.12.0; fixed in 14.12.0
- NuGet magick.net-q8-x64: affected < 14.12.0; fixed in 14.12.0
- NuGet magick.net-q8-openmp-arm64: affected < 14.12.0; fixed in 14.12.0
- NuGet magick.net-q8-anycpu: affected < 14.12.0; fixed in 14.12.0
- NuGet magick.net-q16-arm64: affected < 14.12.0; fixed in 14.12.0
- NuGet magick.net-q16-hdri-x64: affected < 14.12.0; fixed in 14.12.0

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- NuGet magick.net-q8-arm64: check the installed version with your package manager.
- NuGet magick.net-q8-x86: check the installed version with your package manager.
- NuGet magick.net-q16-hdri-anycpu: check the installed version with your package manager.
- NuGet magick.net-q16-openmp-x64: check the installed version with your package manager.
- NuGet magick.net-q16-anycpu: check the installed version with your package manager.
- NuGet magick.net-q16-hdri-x86: check the installed version with your package manager.
- NuGet magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-arm64: check the installed version with your package manager.
- NuGet magick.net-q16-hdri-arm64: check the installed version with your package manager.
- NuGet magick.net-q16-x86: check the installed version with your package manager.
- NuGet magick.net-q8-openmp-x64: check the installed version with your package manager.
- NuGet magick.net-q16-openmp-arm64: check the installed version with your package manager.
- NuGet magick.net-q16-x64: check the installed version with your package manager.
- NuGet magick.net-q8-x64: check the installed version with your package manager.
- NuGet magick.net-q8-openmp-arm64: check the installed version with your package manager.
- NuGet magick.net-q8-anycpu: check the installed version with your package manager.
- NuGet magick.net-q16-arm64: check the installed version with your package manager.
- NuGet magick.net-q16-hdri-x64: 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 magick.net-q8-arm64, magick.net-q8-x86, magick.net-q16-hdri-anycpu, magick.net-q16-openmp-x64, magick.net-q16-anycpu, magick.net-q16-hdri-x86, magick.net-q16-hdri-openmp-arm64, magick.net-q16-hdri-arm64, magick.net-q16-x86, magick.net-q8-openmp-x64, magick.net-q16-openmp-arm64, magick.net-q16-x64, magick.net-q8-x64, magick.net-q8-openmp-arm64, magick.net-q8-anycpu, magick.net-q16-arm64, magick.net-q16-hdri-x64.
- 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-5592-p365-24xh (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-5592-p365-24xh lists affected ranges: NuGet magick.net-q16-anycpu >=0 =0 =0 =0 =0 =0 =0 =0 =0 <14.12.0; NuGet…)

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