Is CVE-2026-28494 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2026-28494 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2026-28494 be exploited remotely?

No. CVE-2026-28494 requires local access to exploit.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-28494?

CVE-2026-28494 has a CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2026-28494

CWE-121Published: March 10, 2026· Updated: Mar 12, 2026

7.1

CVSS v3.1

EPSS:0.01%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:2.0th

Official Description

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41, a stack buffer overflow exists in ImageMagick's morphology kernel parsing functions. User-controlled kernel strings exceeding a buffer are copied into fixed-size stack buffers via memcpy without bounds checking, resulting in stack corruption. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-28494 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation does not require any privileges, though user interaction (Required) is needed, which slightly reduces the risk of mass automated attacks.

A successful exploit results in full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.1.